74 Book of Locomotives 



water pick-up apparatus the total weight of 

 engine and tender was of the moderate 

 total of 89 tons. These engines are now 

 considered obsolete and their scrapping has 

 been commenced. 



The Great Western tried the " Atlantic " 

 soon after the Great Northern had made it 

 their standard express engine, but here it 

 did not find much favour and the engines 

 of this type were rebuilt to the 4-6-0 

 formula as opportunity offered. 



The :< Atlantic " first appeared on the 

 North-Eastern in 1904, and in seven years 

 several distinct types appeared all of them 

 good. One of the last came from the hands 

 of Sir Vincent Raven who retired under the 

 grouping system. In the engine referred to 

 we find three cylinders, 15^x26. The 

 coupled wheels of this class were 6 feet 

 10 inches with a high-pitched boiler 15 feet 

 10 inches long; girth 5 feet 6 inches. 



The Great Central was another line on 

 which the " Atlantic ' made a distinct 

 impression, three types appearing within a 

 space of five years. The first of these came 



