Talyllyn No. 4 Questions

I'm not 100% sure if this is the proper place to ask (but seeing as how the Talyllyn has a gauge "greater than 15" and below standard gauge", then why not?). But I just wanted to ask some questions about No. 4 "Edward Thomas". Does anyone know any reliable information regarding the fuel and water capacity of No. 4, or where I could find that information? Also, does anyone happen to know what the bunker on the driver's/right hand side is for?

It doesn't appear to be used for coal. Sand maybe?

 

Possibly held the vacuum cylinder - I shall ask someone who will know.

 

Bearing in mind this was a Corris railway loco and some alterations have taken place over the years as built the Tattoo class locos were as follows...

Cylinders 7in. diam x 12 in. stroke
Diameter of Coupled wheels 24 in.
Diameter of Bogie Wheels 16 1/2 in.
Wheel Base - Fixed 3 ft.
Wheel base - Total 7 ft. 6 in.
Boiler Tubes (Steel) 36 (1 3/4 in. diam.)
Working Pressure 160 lbs per sq. in.
Boiler Feed One Pump and One Injector
Firebox Steel
Water tank (Saddle) 140 gallons
Fuel Space 27.5 cu. ft.
Heating Surface - Tubes 89.5 sq. ft.
Heating Surface - Firebox 19.5 sq. ft.
Heating Surface - Total 109.0 sq. ft.
Grate Area 4 sq. ft.
Approximate Weight, empty 6 tons 10 cwt
in working order 8 tons 10 cwt
Tractive Effort 3,485 lbs

 

I assume the weight is in long tons, and the water capacity is in Imperial gallons and not US gallons?

 

too blooming right it is!

 

Alright, thank you.

 

Ah - this explains a PM I had earlier today - not from 7p, mind (I only popped in to see what was going on in the Teifi thread).

If you look at pictures of 4047, on the Corris the right hand bunker was generally used to carry pokers, fireirons and a bucket of sand: remember that there was no footplating. Photographs of the engine without the superstructure and on a transfer wagon indicate that the bunker had a solid base, with no discernable holes.

Today, the bunker is used to hold the spare oil bottles, rags, a couple of Thomas the Tank engine flags and a sandwich wrapper, as well as the equalising reservoirs for the single-pipe Westo.

 

Ah, I see! Thank you, very much! I could never figure out what it was for, and it was bothering me.

 

also, dont forget the water tank on No.4 is now bigger than the original I cant remember the new capacity 160 gallons?

cheers

 

160 would seem about right. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it was 180 or even somewhere close to 200. But that's just me.