LCDR B1 class

LCDR B1 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Kirtley
Build date1877
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Loco weight40.75 long tons (41.4 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo,
Stephenson valve gear
Cylinder size17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,670 lbf (83.0 kN)
Career
OperatorsLCDR · SECR · SR
ClassB1
Number in class1 January 1923: 2
Withdrawn1912-1924
DispositionAll scrapped

The LCDR B1 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 1877.[1]

Ownership changes

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Two (LCDR nos. 612 and 613) survived into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1924.

References

  1. ^ Casserley, H.C.; Johnston, S.W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0711005524.