LCDR A class

LCDR A class
LCDR A1 and A2 classes

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Kirtley Build date 1884 Total produced A, 18; A1, 12; A2, 6

Specifications Configuration 0-4-4T Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter A, 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) A1, 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m) A2, 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m) Loco weight 51 long tons (51.8 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Cylinders Two, Stephenson valve gear Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort A, 17,049 lbf (75.8 kN) A1, 16,274 lbf (72.4 kN) A2, 16,274 lbf (72.4 kN)

Career Operators LCDR · SECR · SR Class A, A1, A2 Number in class 1 January 1923: A, 17; A1, 12; A2, 6 Withdrawn 1915-1926 Disposition All scrapped

The LCDR A class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1884. The A1 and A2 classes were similar, but had larger driving wheels.^[1] The difference between the A1 and A2 classes is unclear.

Numbering

LCDR nos.	Class	Notes
524-529	A
534-539	A2
560-571	A	No. 570 withdrawn 1915
622-633	A1

Ownership changes

All the A, A1 and A2 class locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Number 570 was withdrawn in 1915 but the remaining locomotives passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1926.

References

1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 9, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0711005524