LCDR B class explained

LCDR B class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:William Kirtley
Builder:Dübs and Company
Serialnumber:886–891
Builddate:January – February 1876
Totalproduction:6
Whytetype:0-6-0
Uicclass:C n2
Driverdiameter:4feet
Wheelbase:16feet
Fueltype:Coal
Watercap:2200impgal
Firearea:17square feet
Diameterinside:4feet
Lengthinside:10feet
Boilerpressure:1402NaN2
Totalsurface:1089square feet
Tubearea:987square feet
Fireboxarea:102square feet
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Cylindersize:NaNx
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operatorclass:B1
Withdrawndate:June 1912 – April 1915
Disposition:All 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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.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. Book: Bradley, D.L.. The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. 12. Ian Allan. 1979. 0901115479.