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Rishra
Risha at the Alan Keef open day in 2008.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaguley Cars Ltd
Build date190?
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0
 • UIC1'1A (built as B)
Gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[1]
Wheelbase4 ft 11 in (1.4 m)
between driving axles
Loco weight10 ton[2]
Firebox:
 • Grate area10.07 sq ft (0.935 )
Boiler2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) diameter x
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) length
Heating surface213 sq ft (19.8 m2)[1]
Cylinder size9 in (22.86 cm) diameter x
20 in (50.8 cm) stroke
Career
Operatorscalcutta
Numbers1
Official nameRishra (presumably after the placeRishra)
DeliveredSeptember 4, 1831
First runSeptember 15, 1831
Retired1866
RestoredSeptember 15, 1981
Current ownerLeighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Society
DispositionLeighton Buzzard at the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway
  1. ^ a b Burlingame, Luther D. (October 6, 1911). "Shop Safeguards". Railway Age Gazette. 51 (14): p 672. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johnson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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