This article is about the Irish steam locomotive. For other uses of the designations CC1, CC-1 or cc1, see
CC1.
CIÉ CC1
Turf Burner |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-6-0T |
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| • UIC | C′C′ h4t |
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| Gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
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| Length | 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m) |
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| Width | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
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| Height | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
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| Axle load | 19 long tons 14 cwt (44,100 lb or 20 t) |
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| Loco weight | 118 long tons 0 cwt (264,300 lb or 119.9 t) |
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| Fuel type | Turf (peat) |
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| Fuel capacity | 12 long tons 0 cwt (26,900 lb or 12.2 t) |
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| Water cap. | 2,700 imp gal (12,000 L; 3,200 US gal) |
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| • Grate area | 22.75 sq ft (2.114 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure | 250 psi (1,720 kPa) |
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| Cylinders | Four (Two per bogie) |
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| Cylinder size | 12 in × 14 in (305 mm × 356 mm) |
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| Loco brake | Air |
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| Train brakes | Vacuum |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 70 mph (113 km/h) |
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| Tractive effort | 20,000 pounds-force (89 kN) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Córas Iompair Éireann |
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| Numbers | CC1 |
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| Nicknames | Turf Burner |
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| Locale | Ireland |
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| First run | 1957 |
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| Last run | 1958 |
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| Withdrawn | 1963 |
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| Disposition | Scrapped, 1965 |
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Córas Iompair Éireann No. CC1, generally known as the Turf Burner, was a prototype 0-6-6-0 articulated steam locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid to burn turf (an Irish term for peat used as fuel) and built at CIÉ's Inchicore Works in Dublin. CC1 shared some, but not all, of the characteristics of Bulleid's previous attempt to develop a modern steam locomotive, the Leader. Like the one completed Leader, CC1 had a relatively short career and was never used in front-line service. It was the last steam locomotive to be constructed for an Irish railway.