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Norfolk and Western 1240 was manufactured in May 1950 by the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] at their own [[Roanoke Shops]]. 1240 was the third member of the final batch of five class A [[2-6-6-4]] locomotives built with [[Rolling-element bearing#Roller bearings|roller bearing]] side rods.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Le Massena |first=Robert A. |title=N&W's Secret Weapons |date=November 1991 |magazine= |publisher=[[Trains Magazine]] |page= |pages=64-69 |access-date=}}</ref>
Norfolk and Western 1240 was manufactured in May 1950 by the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] at their own [[Roanoke Shops]]. 1240 was the third member of the final batch of five class A [[2-6-6-4]] locomotives built with [[Rolling-element bearing#Roller bearings|roller bearing]] side rods.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Le Massena |first=Robert A. |title=N&W's Secret Weapons |date=November 1991 |magazine= |publisher=[[Trains Magazine]] |page= |pages=64-69 |access-date=}}</ref>


=== '''Excursion run and scrapping''' ===
=== Excursion run and scrapping ===
No. 1240 was retired from active service on the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] when they began replacing steam locomotives with diesel locomotives but would surprisingly be fired up again in 1959 and used on the N&W's ''Farewell to Steam'' excursion train along with class Y6b [[Norfolk and Western 2174|No. 2174]]. No. 1240 pulled the excursion from Roanoke, Virginia to Bluefield, West Virginia, where the train was transferred to No. 2174. The 2174 pulled it through the N&W's Pocahontas Division to [[Iaeger, West Virginia|Iaeger]], and then it traveled over the Dry Fork Branch to Cedar Bluff. No. 2174 returned the excursion to Bluefield, and then No. 1240 returned the train to Roanoke.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Sears |first=Robert |date=July 12, 1959 |title=Smoke-Blackened Rail Buffs End 'Safari in Steam' |work=The Roanoke Times |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |volume=146 |issue=12}}</ref>
No. 1240 was retired from active service on the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] when they began replacing steam locomotives with diesel locomotives but would surprisingly be fired up again in 1959 and used on the N&W's ''Farewell to Steam'' excursion train along with class Y6b [[Norfolk and Western 2174|No. 2174]]. No. 1240 pulled the excursion from Roanoke, Virginia to Bluefield, West Virginia, where the train was transferred to No. 2174. The 2174 pulled it through the N&W's Pocahontas Division to [[Iaeger, West Virginia|Iaeger]], and then it traveled over the Dry Fork Branch to Cedar Bluff. No. 2174 returned the excursion to Bluefield, and then No. 1240 returned the train to Roanoke.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Sears |first=Robert |date=July 12, 1959 |title=Smoke-Blackened Rail Buffs End 'Safari in Steam' |work=The Roanoke Times |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |volume=146 |issue=12}}</ref>


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Norfolk and Western 1240
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderN&W's Roanoke Shops (East End Shops)
Serial number385
Build dateMay 1950
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-6-4
Driver70 in (1,778 mm)
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.70 in (1.778 m)
Trailing dia.42 in (1.067 m)
Axle load72,000 lbs (32.7 tonnes)
Loco weight573,000 lb (259.9 tonnes)
Tender weight378,600 lb (171.7 tonnes)
Total weight951,600 lb (431.6 tonnes)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity30 short tons (60,000 lb)
Water cap.22,000 US gallons (83,000 L)
Fuel consumption7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons) of coal per hour 13,906 US gal (52,640 L; 11,579 imp gal) of water per hour
Firebox:​
 • Grate area122 sq ft (11.3 m2)
Boiler106 in (2,692 mm)
Boiler pressure300 lbf/in2 (2.07 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox587 sq ft (54.5 m2)
 • Tubes and flues6,052 sq ft (562.2 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeType E
 • Heating area2,703 sq ft (251.1 m2)
CylindersFour, simple articulated
Cylinder size24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 760 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Valve typePiston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort114,000 lbf (507.10 kN)
Factor of adh.3.8
Career
OperatorsNorfolk and Western Railway
Retired1959
Scrapped1959
DispositionScrapped
References:[1]


Norfolk and Western 1240 was a four-cylinder simple articulated 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive, built in June 1950 by the Norfolk and Western's (N&W) East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia as part of the N&W's class "A" fleet of fast freight locomotives.

History

Construction and revenue service

Norfolk and Western 1240 was manufactured in May 1950 by the Norfolk and Western Railway at their own Roanoke Shops. 1240 was the third member of the final batch of five class A 2-6-6-4 locomotives built with roller bearing side rods.[2]

Excursion run and scrapping

No. 1240 was retired from active service on the Norfolk and Western Railway when they began replacing steam locomotives with diesel locomotives but would surprisingly be fired up again in 1959 and used on the N&W's Farewell to Steam excursion train along with class Y6b No. 2174. No. 1240 pulled the excursion from Roanoke, Virginia to Bluefield, West Virginia, where the train was transferred to No. 2174. The 2174 pulled it through the N&W's Pocahontas Division to Iaeger, and then it traveled over the Dry Fork Branch to Cedar Bluff. No. 2174 returned the excursion to Bluefield, and then No. 1240 returned the train to Roanoke.[3]

When the Farewell to Steam excursion had ended that same year in 1959, No. 1240 was sold for scrap.

References

  1. ^ Jeffries (1980), p. 324.
  2. ^ Le Massena, Robert A. (November 1991). N&W's Secret Weapons. Trains Magazine. pp. 64–69.
  3. ^ Sears, Robert (July 12, 1959). "Smoke-Blackened Rail Buffs End 'Safari in Steam'". The Roanoke Times. Vol. 146, no. 12. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading

  • Carleton, Paul (1994). Memories of Norfolk and Western Power (1st ed.). D. Carleton Railbooks.
  • Jeffries, Lewis (1980). N&W: Giant of Steam (1st ed.). Pruett Publishing. ISBN 0-87108-547-X.
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