Pennsylvania Railroad no. 1320

The Pennsylvania Railroad no. 1320 was a single experimental passenger three-cylinder compound 2-2-2-0 locomotive purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1889, based on the London and North Western Railway's Dreadnought class, designed by F. W. Webb. As the London and North Western's Crewe Works, which had built their Dreadnought classes, was not legally allowed to sell its locomotives, the 1320 was instead constructed by the Beyer, Peacock and Company to the Dreadnought's specifications.[1]

Pennsylvania Railroad no. 1320
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer F. W. Webb Builder Beyer, Peacock and Company Build date 1889 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2-0  • UIC 1AA n3v Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) + tyres Driver dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) + tyres Wheelbase:  • Engine 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)  • Leading 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)  • Drivers 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) Loco weight 43 long tons (44 t) Boiler: ​  • Diameter 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)  • Tube plates 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in^2 (1.21 MPa) Heating surface 1,401.5 sq ft (130.20 m^2) Cylinders Three: two HP (outside), one LP (inside) High-pressure cylinder 14 in × 24 in (356 mm × 610 mm) Low-pressure cylinder 30 in × 24 in (762 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Joy
Career Operators Pennsylvania Railroad Numbers 1320 Official name Pennsylvania Delivered 1889 Scrapped 1897 Disposition Scrapped

Design

The design featured a boiler pressed to 175 lbf/in² (1.21 MPa) delivering saturated steam to two outside 14-inch (356 mm) high-pressure cylinders, which exhausted to one 30-inch (762 mm) low-pressure cylinder inside the frames. All three cylinders had a stroke of 24 inches (610 mm); the high-pressure cylinders drove the rear wheels, while the low-pressure drove the leading driving wheels. As the two pairs of driving wheels were not connected, the locomotives were "duplex drive" or "double-singles".[2]

The locomotive performed poorly for the Pennsylvania, being slow and weak compared to the road's other, domestically purchased locomotives, as well as unsuited to the rougher trackage common of U.S. railroads. The unique design of the cylinders made the locomotive difficult to operate and maintain, making it unpopular among the road's engineers and management staff. The locomotive was scrapped in 1897.

Notes

1. Nock, O. S., et al. Railways at the Turn of the Century, 1895-1905. Blandford P., 1969.
2. Baxter 1979, pp. 194–195.

References

• Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.