LCDR B class

LCDR B class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Kirtley Build date 1876 Total produced 6

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 4 ft 10 in (1.473 m) Loco weight 67.45 long tons (68.5 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa) Cylinders Two, Stephenson valve gear Cylinder size 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)

Career Operators LCDR • SECR • Class B1 Number in class 6 Withdrawn 1912-1915 Disposition All scrapped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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.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. Bradley, D.L. (1979). The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0901115479.