Great Northern P-1

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Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Serial number1364-1378
Great Northern P-1 class
Chart from Railway Age Gazette Volume 57 (23) pp 1047-1050 showing Mountain type locomotive 1755
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLima Locomotive Works
Serial number1364-1378
Build dateMay-June 1914
Total produced15
Rebuild dateJune-November 1928
Number rebuilt15
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-8-2
  UIC2′D2′ h1
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.36.5 in (927 mm)
Driver dia.63 in (1,600 mm)
Trailing dia.42.5 in (1,080 mm)
Wheelbase71.33 ft (21,741 mm)
Axle load55,000 lb (25,000 kilograms; 25 metric tons)
Adhesive weight218,000 lb (99,000 kilograms; 99 metric tons)
Loco weight236,000 lb (107,000 kilograms; 107 metric tons)
Tender weight161,000 lb (73,000 kilograms; 73 metric tons)
Total weight487,000 lb (221,000 kilograms; 221 metric tons)
Fuel typeNos. 1750-1759: Coal
Nos. 1760-1764: Fuel oil
Fuel capacity15 short tons (13.6 t; 13.4 long tons)
Water cap.8,000 US gal (30,000 L; 6,700 imp gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area78 sq ft (7.2 m2)
Boiler95 in (2,413 mm)
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox340 sq ft (32 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size28 in × 32 in (711 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort60,928 lbf (271.02 kN)
Factor of adh.3.58
Career
OperatorsGreat Northern
ClassP-1
Numbers1750–1764 (P-1) 2175-2189 (Q-2)
Retired1928 (1953-1958 as Q-2s)
Preserved0
DispositionAll rebuilt to Q-2 Class 2-10-2s in 1928 and scrapped by last retirement

The Great Northern P-1 was a class of 15 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotives built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1914 and operated by the Great Northern Railway.

Disposition

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