LCDR B1 class

LCDR B1 class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer William Kirtley
Build date 1877
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Loco weight 40.75 long tons (41.4 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two,
Stephenson valve gear
Cylinder size 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 18,670 lbf (83.0 kN)
Career
Operators LCDR · SECR · SR
Class B1
Number in class 1 January 1923: 2
Withdrawn 1912-1924
Disposition All 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 All had been withdrawn by 1924.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.
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