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LCDR B class

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LCDR B class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Kirtley
Build date1876
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 weight67.45 long tons (68.5 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
CylindersTwo,
Stephenson valve gear
Cylinder size17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Career
OperatorsLCDR • SECR •
ClassB1
Number in class6
Withdrawn1912-1915
DispositionAll 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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.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

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