LCDR B class

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]

LCDR B class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Kirtley
BuilderDübs and Company
Serial number886–891
Build dateJanuary – February 1876
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Wheelbase16 ft 0 in (5 m)
Axle load14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
 • 1st coupled14.30 long tons (14.53 t)
 • 2nd coupled14.50 long tons (14.73 t)
 • 3rd coupled12.40 long tons (12.60 t)
Loco weight41.10 long tons (41.76 t)
Tender weight29.75 long tons (30.23 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity4 3⁄4 long tons (4.8 t)
Water cap2,200 imp gal (10,000 l; 2,600 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler:
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 • Diameter4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
 • Tube plates10 ft 3 3⁄4 in (3.143 m)
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2)
 • Tubes987 sq ft (91.7 m2)
 • Firebox102 sq ft (9.5 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
Operators
ClassB1
Numbers
  • LCDR: 135–140
  • SECR: 594–599
WithdrawnJune 1912 – April 1915
DispositionAll scrapped

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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.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
  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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