LCDR B class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Wheelbase	16 ft 0 in (5 m)
Axle load	14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
• 1st coupled	14.30 long tons (14.53 t)
• 2nd coupled	14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
• 3rd coupled	12.40 long tons (12.60 t)
Loco weight	41.10 long tons (41.76 t)
Tender weight	29.75 long tons (30.23 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4+3⁄4 long tons (4.8 t)
Water cap.	2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
• Tube plates	10 ft 3+3⁄4 in (3.143 m)
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	102 sq ft (9.5 m2)
• Tubes	987 sq ft (91.7 m2)
• Total surface	1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Kirtley
Builder	Dübs and Company
Serial number	886–891
Build date	January – February 1876
Total produced	6

LCDR B class
LCDR B class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Kirtley
Builder	Dübs and Company
Serial number	886–891
Build date	January – February 1876
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Wheelbase	16 ft 0 in (5 m)
Axle load	14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
• 1st coupled	14.30 long tons (14.53 t)
• 2nd coupled	14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
• 3rd coupled	12.40 long tons (12.60 t)
Loco weight	41.10 long tons (41.76 t)
Tender weight	29.75 long tons (30.23 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4+3⁄4 long tons (4.8 t)
Water cap.	2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
• Tube plates	10 ft 3+3⁄4 in (3.143 m)
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	102 sq ft (9.5 m2)
• Tubes	987 sq ft (91.7 m2)
• Total surface	1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Operators
Career
Operators	London, Chatham and Dover Railway; South Eastern and Chatham Railway;
Class	B1
Numbers	LCDR: 135–140; SECR: 594–599;
Withdrawn	June 1912 – April 1915
Disposition	All scrapped

The LCDR B class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1876.^[1]

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. And given new boilers between 1899 and 1903. They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.

References

^ Bradley, D.L. (1979). The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0901115479.

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[1] Bradley, D.L. (1979). The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0901115479.

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