LMS Jinty No. 47493 - Spa Valley Railway - 10th July 2010

Info:
Works No. 4195
LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T Built 1927,
Vulcan Foundry Limited, Newton-le-Willows, England
Wheel Diameter - 4ft 7in
Length - 31ft 4¾in (16ft 6in wheelbase)
Cylinders - 18in x 26in
Inside Stephenson valve gear
Tractive Effort - 20,835lbs at 75% boiler pressure
Weight in working order - 49 tons 10cwts
Boiler Pressure - 160 PSI


Emerging from Newton-le-Willows as LMS no.16576, it was sent to Bromley-by-Bow in London, working suburban and freight over the former North London Line. Renumbered to 7493 before World War 2, it was renumbered again by British Railways in April 1948, appearing as 47493.Transferred to Liverpool in 1954, it worked in the North West until withdrawal from service in December 1966. Sent to Woodham Bros scrap yard in Barry in April 1967, 47493 was preserved in June 1972. Moved to the East Somerset Railway, Cranmore in 1973, it was overhauled and returned to steam in January 1976. It ran until 1990 where it was given a general overhaul. Withdrawn for further repairs, it was moved to Tunbridge Wells West in March 2000 for a major overhaul to be conducted on the boiler and various motion parts. The locomotive returned to service in March 2004.

The Jinty made a number of visits to other railways in 2005, firstly to the Mid Hants Railway for their steam gala in March 2005, and secondly the Somerset and Dorset Heritage Trust at Midsomer Norton in July. In late 2005, the engine was withdrawn for a major axlebox overhaul to cure some niggling issues that had come to light during its two years of service. The overhaul was completed in the late June 2006 and the engine returned to service on 16th July. Later that year, 47493 visited the Swanage Railway for the Steam Gala, where it ran for one weekend.

In May 2007, the engine was withdrawn for a boiler re-tube which was completed and saw the locomotive return to service in August 2007. This was followed by the renewal of its firebox crown stays in the first half of 2008.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

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• LMS
• Jinty
• No.
• 47493
• Spa
• Valley
• Railway
• yt:stretch=16:9

[crazymanlargemarge]

@AG3304: ohh, not good!

[AG3304]

@crazymanlargemarge l understand that some EE co diesel locos had electric cooling fans,but sadly not the ones built for BR,including the DEMUs...

[crazymanlargemarge]

@AG3304: that doesn't sound good, it there no way to avoid that, like a prevention i.e. make it work better at low speed rather then high speed

[AG3304]

@crazymanlargemarge They always used to paint the grille mesh over it too,which attracted brake dust and further restricted the airflow.l seem to recall there was a winter and summer setting on them too,too long ago to know for sure now.lf it's only a 2-car and it's overheating,l'd be a little worried,as it doesn't run at full speed any more on the Spa Valley.That too may be a problem,as the water pump and fans are driven off the engine,so low speed might make it overheat,bizarrely!

[crazymanlargemarge]

@AG3304: oh right, not good! hope it doesnt over heat when i wanna go on it again, id like to ride it when its on its own power!

[AG3304]

@crazymanlargemarge They always were prone to overheat on a very warm day,sometimes we'd turn on the radiator in the guard's van to try to compensate.We always had to keep an eye on the cooler group,as they called it,as they were prone to the fins being blocked and overheating!

[crazymanlargemarge]

@AG3304: Nice, there's another video of the 'Oxted unit' being used, unfortunately not on its own power as it over heated on the first run, so instead it got pulled by a Class 33 'Crompton' go on to my channel, its the second video!

[AG3304]

Seeing that old Oxted unit brings back memories of going up to "The West" to work on them,and of them on the Ashford-Hastings line.