U Class
Steam Loco
Owner
VR: 1874-1908

Class Information
Name
Buzzwinkers
Number in class
9
Numbers
107 - 123 (Odd only): 1874 - 1886
U 107 - U 123 (Odd only): 1886 onwards
First run
16 July 1874

Builder Information
Builder
Phoenix Foundry
Builder number
12 - 20
Build date
1874 - 1875
Cost
£3570

Wheel Information
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Configuration
0-6-0

Dimensions
Locomotive length
41 ft 11 in (12.78 m)
Locomotive weight
Original: 27 LT 1 cwt (27.48 t)
1904 diagram: 27 LT 8 cwt (27.84 t)
Tender weight
Original: 15 LT 14 cwt (15.95 t)
1904 diagram: 15 LT 18 cwt (16.16 t)
Locomotive and tender weight
Original: 42 LT 15 cwt (43.44 t)
1904 diagram: 43 LT 6 cwt (43.99 t)

Capacity Information
Tender capacity
Fuel: 60 ctw (3.048 t)
Water: 1,274 gal (5,791.7 L)

Steam Boiler Information
Boiler pressure
109, 117: 120 psi (827.4 kPa)
107, 111 - 115, 119 - 123: 130 psi (896.3 kPa)
Photos
Class List
No. In Service Withdrawn Condition
107, U 107 16 July 1874 1 October 1904  
109, U 109 10 August 1874 13 April 1907 Cowcatcher fitted - 5 July 1892
111, U 111 10 August 1874 29 July 1905  
113, U 113 September 1874 11 April 1908 Cowcatcher fitted - 4 September 1889. New cab - 17 June 1901. Tender to U 119 - 31 January 1902
115, U 115 October 1874 11 April 1908 Cowcatcher fitted - 19 January 1886. New cab - 15 July 1897
117, U 117 November 1874 12 August 1905 Fitted to burn liguid fuel - September 1901
119, U 119 December 1874 4 May 1907 Cowcatcher fitted - 6 April 1892. Tender from U 113 - 31 January 1902
121, U 121 December 1874 4 May 1907 Boiler explosion - 31 March 1879. Cowcatcher fitted - 26 September 1889
123, U 123 February 1875 28 May 1904 Cowcatcher fitted to loco - 5 December 1891. Cowcatcher fitted to tender - 17 December 1894
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