MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker
| Midland Railway Lickey Banker ‘Big Bertha’ |
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| Specifications |
Configuration:
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| • Whyte
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0-10-0 |
| • UIC
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E h4 |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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Driver dia. |
4 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1,410 mm) |
| Loco weight |
73 long tons 13 cwt (165,000 lb or 74.8 t) |
| Total weight |
105 long tons 0 cwt (235,200 lb or 106.7 t) |
| Boiler pressure |
180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) |
| Cylinders |
Four |
| Cylinder size |
16 3⁄4 in × 28 in (425 mm × 711 mm) |
| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
| Valve type |
Outside cylinders: Piston valves,
Inside cylinders: via crossover ports |
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| Career |
| Operators |
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| Numbers |
- MR: 2290
- LMS 2290, 22290
- BR: 58100
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| Nicknames |
Big Bertha, Big Emma
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| Withdrawn |
1956 |
| Disposition |
Scrapped |
|
| Specifications |
Configuration:
|
|
| • Whyte
|
0-10-0 |
| • UIC
|
E h4 |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
|
|
Driver dia. |
4 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1,410 mm) |
| Loco weight |
73 long tons 13 cwt (165,000 lb or 74.8 t) |
| Total weight |
105 long tons 0 cwt (235,200 lb or 106.7 t) |
| Boiler pressure |
180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) |
| Cylinders |
Four |
| Cylinder size |
16 3⁄4 in × 28 in (425 mm × 711 mm) |
| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
| Valve type |
Outside cylinders: Piston valves,
Inside cylinders: via crossover ports |
| Career |
| Operators |
|
| Numbers |
- MR: 2290
- LMS 2290, 22290
- BR: 58100
|
| Nicknames |
Big Bertha, Big Emma
|
| Withdrawn |
1956 |
| Disposition |
Scrapped |
In 1919, the Midland Railway built a single 0-10-0 steam locomotive, No 2290 (later LMS (1947) 22290 and BR 58100). It was designed by James Anderson for banking duties on the Lickey Incline in Worcestershire (south of Birmingham), England. It became known as "Big Bertha" or "Big Emma" by railwaymen and railway enthusiasts.
The Lickey Incline is the steepest sustained main-line railway incline in Great Britain. The function of a banker is to provide extra power on steep inclines by being added to the rear of other trains. Bankers were also used to protect against wagons or coaches breaking away, in which case they might run in front of a train going downhill. They largely went out of use with the introduction of advanced braking systems and diesel and electric locomotives, although banking on the Lickey Incline continues into 2010 with a pool of specialised Class 66 diesel-electric locomotives being used for the task.
No 2290 was built at the Derby Works of the Midland Railway in 1919 and was in use up to the year 1956 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and British Railways (BR). She was numbered 2290 from new and kept this number through most of her LMS life, but was renumbered to 22290 in 1947 to make room for the numbering of a Fairburn 2-6-4T. Only a year later she was renumbered to 58100 by British Railways since adding 40000 to her number (as was done with the majority of LMS engines) would have put her in the 6XXXX ex-LNER series.
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