CGR class H1

Ceylon Government Railways Class H1
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company Serial number 6629 Build date 1930
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-0+0-4-2T Gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Leading dia. 1 ft 9 in (533 mm) Driver dia. 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Trailing dia. 1 ft 9 in (533 mm) Wheelbase 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) Length 41 ft 5 in (12.62 m) Height 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) Axle load 7 long tons (7.1 t; 7.8 short tons) Loco weight 39 long tons (40 t; 44 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 2 long tons (2.03 t; 2.24 short tons) Water cap. 1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal) Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in2 (1,210 kPa) (Super heated) Cylinders Four, outside Cylinder size 10 in × 16 in (254 mm × 406 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts, piston valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 15,866 lb (7,197 kg)
Career Operators Udupussallawa railway and Kelani Valley Line Class H1 Power class F Number in class 1 Locale Ceylon First run 1930 Withdrawn 1972 Scrapped 1981

The CGR Class H1 was a 2-4-0+0-4-2T steam locomotive of the Garratt type built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, England for the Ceylon Government Railway (CGR), now Sri Lanka Railways. Only one locomotive of this type was built, and its CGR plate number was 293.

Description

This locomotive entered service with the CGR in 1931. It was originally used for working passenger and freight services on the narrow gauge (2 ft 6in) Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) between Nanu Oya and Ragala, via Nuwara Eliya. No. 293 met with a serious accident near Nuwara Eliya in 1942 while hauling a freight train at excessive speed. It was returned to service in 1944 following repairs. Until the 1960s, H1 no. 293 was occasionally used on the Kelani Valley narrow gauge line. Withdrawn from service in 1972, it was scrapped in 1981.

See also

• Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways
• CGR class C1 and C1a