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]
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| LCDR B class |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 |
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| • UIC | C n2 |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 4 ft 10 in (1.473 m) |
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| Wheelbase | 16 ft 0 in (5 m) |
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| Axle load | 14.50 long tons (14.73 t) |
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| • 1st coupled | 14.30 long tons (14.53 t) |
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| • 2nd coupled | 14.50 long tons (14.73 t) |
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| • 3rd coupled | 12.40 long tons (12.60 t) |
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| Loco weight | 41.10 long tons (41.76 t) |
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| Tender weight | 29.75 long tons (30.23 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 4+3⁄4 long tons (4.8 t) |
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| Water cap. | 2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 17 sq ft (1.6 m2) |
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Boiler:
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| • Diameter | 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) |
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| • Tube plates | 10 ft 3+3⁄4 in (3.143 m) |
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| Boiler pressure | 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 102 sq ft (9.5 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 987 sq ft (91.7 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Stephenson |
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| Career |
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| Operators | |
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| Class | B1 |
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| Numbers | - LCDR: 135–140
- SECR: 594–599
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| Withdrawn | June 1912 – April 1915 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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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.
