The Society owns the preserved British Railways Standard 5MT Steam Locomotive 73082 Camelot, which runs on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, Southern England.
Dimensions
Most of the BR Standard Class Five locomotives, including 73082 Camelot, were built to the dimensions etc. in the table below.
Wheelbase (coupled wheels)
15 feet, 6 inches
Wheelbase
(locomotive)
27 feet, 3 inches
Wheelbase (overall)
52 feet, 1 inch
Total length over the buffers
62 feet, 7 inches
Maximum height above rail level (to the chimney)
13 feet
Weight, empty (locomotive only)
69 tons, 5 cwt (imperial)
Weight, in working order (locomotive only)
76 tons
Adhesion weight
58 tons, 1 cwt
Maximum axle
load (over the centre driving wheels) 19 tons, 14 cwt
Valves/Motion Piston
Walschaerts
Working Boiler Pressure
225 psi
Tractive effort (at 85% boiler
pressure) 26,120 pounds
Maximum observed speed (unofficial)
107 mph
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