NER Class S2

NER Class S2
LNER Class B15
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Vincent Raven
Build date 1911-1913
Total produced 20
Rebuild date All rebuilt by 1928
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-0
Leading dia 3 ft 7 1⁄4 in (1.099 m)
Driver diameter 6 ft 1 1⁄4 in (1.861 m)
Wheelbase 26 ft 0 1⁄2 in (7.938 m) engine
12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender
50 ft 8 1⁄4 in (15.450 m) total
Axle load 19.4 long tons (19.7 t)
Loco weight 71.1 long tons (72.2 t)
Tender weight 44 long tons (45 t)
Loco & tender weight 115.1 long tons (116.9 t)
Firebox:
 â€¢ Firegrate area
23 sq ft (2.1 m2)
Boiler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface 1,730 sq ft (161 m2)
 â€¢ Tubes 723 sq ft (67.2 m2)
 â€¢ Flues 506 sq ft (47.0 m2)
 â€¢ Firebox 140 sq ft (13 m2)
Superheater:
 â€¢ Heating area
361 sq ft (33.5 m2)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (510 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,115 lbf (93.92 kN)
Career
Operators North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
Retired 1937-1947
Disposition All scrapped

The North Eastern Railway Class S2 - London and North Eastern Railway Class B15 - was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. The design was based on NER Class S.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 24. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.

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