Draft:Norfolk and Western 1240

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-6-4
Driver	70 in (1,778 mm)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.	70 in (1.778 m)
Trailing dia.	42 in (1.067 m)
Axle load	72,000 lbs (32.7 tonnes)
Loco weight	573,000 lb (259.9 tonnes)
Tender weight	378,600 lb (171.7 tonnes)
Total weight	951,600 lb (431.6 tonnes)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	30 short tons (60,000 lb)
Water cap.	22,000 US gallons (83,000 L)
Fuel consumption	7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons) of coal per hour 13,906 US gal (52,640 L; 11,579 imp gal) of water per hour
Firebox:
• Grate area	122 sq ft (11.3 m2)
Boiler	106 in (2,692 mm)
Boiler pressure	300 lbf/in2 (2.07 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	587 sq ft (54.5 m2)
• Tubes and flues	6,052 sq ft (562.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Type E
• Heating area	2,703 sq ft (251.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four, simple articulated
Cylinder size	24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 760 mm)
Valve gear	Baker
Valve type	Piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	N&W's Roanoke Shops (East End Shops)
Serial number	385
Build date	May 1950

Norfolk and Western 1240
Norfolk and Western 1240
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	N&W's Roanoke Shops (East End Shops)
Serial number	385
Build date	May 1950
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-6-4
Driver	70 in (1,778 mm)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.	70 in (1.778 m)
Trailing dia.	42 in (1.067 m)
Axle load	72,000 lbs (32.7 tonnes)
Loco weight	573,000 lb (259.9 tonnes)
Tender weight	378,600 lb (171.7 tonnes)
Total weight	951,600 lb (431.6 tonnes)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	30 short tons (60,000 lb)
Water cap.	22,000 US gallons (83,000 L)
Fuel consumption	7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons) of coal per hour 13,906 US gal (52,640 L; 11,579 imp gal) of water per hour
Firebox:
• Grate area	122 sq ft (11.3 m2)
Boiler	106 in (2,692 mm)
Boiler pressure	300 lbf/in2 (2.07 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	587 sq ft (54.5 m2)
• Tubes and flues	6,052 sq ft (562.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Type E
• Heating area	2,703 sq ft (251.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four, simple articulated
Cylinder size	24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 760 mm)
Valve gear	Baker
Valve type	Piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	114,000 lbf (507.10 kN)
Factor of adh.	3.8
Operators
Career
Operators	Norfolk and Western Railway
Retired	1959
Scrapped	1959
Disposition	Scrapped
	References:

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Norfolk and Western 1240 was a four-cylinder simple articulated 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive, built in May 1950 by the Norfolk and Western's (N&W) East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia as part of the N&W's class "A" fleet of fast freight locomotives.

History

Construction and revenue service

Norfolk and Western 1240 was manufactured in May 1950 by the Norfolk and Western Railway at their own Roanoke Shops. 1240 was the third member of the final batch of five class A 2-6-6-4 locomotives built with roller bearing side rods.^[2]

Excursion run and scrapping

No. 1240 was retired from active service on the Norfolk and Western Railway when they began replacing steam locomotives with diesel locomotives but would surprisingly be fired up again in 1959 and used on the N&W's Farewell to Steam excursion train along with class Y6b No. 2174. No. 1240 pulled the excursion from Roanoke, Virginia to Bluefield, West Virginia, where the train was transferred to No. 2174. The 2174 pulled it through the N&W's Pocahontas Division to Iaeger, and then it traveled over the Dry Fork Branch to Cedar Bluff. No. 2174 returned the excursion to Bluefield, and then No. 1240 returned the train to Roanoke.^[3]

When the Farewell to Steam excursion had ended that same year in 1959, No. 1240 was sold for scrap.

References

^ Jeffries (1980), p. 324.
^ Le Massena, Robert A. (November 1991). N&W's Secret Weapons. Trains Magazine. pp. 64–69.
^ Sears, Robert (July 12, 1959). "Smoke-Blackened Rail Buffs End 'Safari in Steam'". The Roanoke Times. Vol. 146, no. 12. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

History

Construction and revenue service

Excursion run and scrapping

References

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