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LCDR B2 class

The LCDR B2 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 1891.

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LCDR B2 class

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Kirtley
Build date	1891
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Loco weight	39.3 long tons (39.9 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, Stephenson valve gear
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	19,095 lbf (84.9 kN)

Career
Operators	LCDR · SECR · SR
Class	B2
Number in class	1 January 1923: 6
Withdrawn	1929-1933
Disposition	All scrapped

The LCDR B2 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 1891.¹

Ownership changes

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. All 6 (LCDR Nos. 652-657) passed into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. They were all withdrawn and scrapped by 1933.

References

References

Casserley, H.C.; Johnston, S.W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 12. ISBN 0711005524.