| Canadian Pacific N-2-a,b,c |
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Canadian Pacific N-2-b 3716 on the Kettle Valley Railway |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 2-8-0 |
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| • UIC | 1′D |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Leading dia. | 31 in (0.79 m) |
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| Driver dia. | 63 in (1.6 m) |
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| Wheelbase | - Coupled: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
- Loco: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
- Loco and tender: 64 ft 7⁄8 in (19.529 m)
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| Length | 75 ft 5+1⁄2 in (23.000 m) |
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| Height | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
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| Adhesive weight | 211,000 lb (96 t) |
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| Loco weight | 236,000 lb (107 t) |
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| Tender weight | 139,000 lb (63 t) |
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| Fuel type | Originally coal, later oil |
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| Fuel capacity | 12 short tons (11 t) coal |
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| Water cap. | 5,000 imp gal (23 m3) water |
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| Boiler pressure | 190 lbf/in2 (1.3 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 7,219.125 in2 (4.657491 m2) |
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| • Tubes and flues | 563.75 sq in (3,637.1 cm2) |
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| • Total surface | 3,026 sq ft (281.1 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 23 in × 32 in (580 mm × 810 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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| Train heating | Steam heat |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Canadian Pacific Railways |
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| Class | N-2-a,b,c |
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| Numbers | 3800–3999 (later renumbered 3600–3799) |
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| Retired | 1953–1959 |
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| Preserved | Three: 3651, 3716, 3512 |
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| Disposition | Three preserved, remainder scrapped. |
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Canadian Pacific Railway N-2-a, b, and c class locomotives were a class of 199 2-8-0 or Consolidation type locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912–1914. They were numbered 3600–3799 by CP and were used almost everywhere around the system.
