Metropolitan Railway C Class

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Metropolitan Railway C Class
Metropolitan Railway C class.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson and Company
Serial number4252–4255
Build date1891
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo, inside
Career
OperatorsMetropolitan Railway
ClassC class
Number in class4
Numbers67-70
DispositionNo. 69 sold around 1920, others scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway C class was a group of four 0-4-4T steam tank locomotives built in 1891 by Neilson and Company. They were to a design by James Stirling, originally the Q class of the South Eastern Railway,[1] and were fitted with condensing apparatus for working in tunnels.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. p. 7. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.