LCDR B1 class

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The LCDR B1 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 1877.^[1]

LCDR B1 class

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Kirtley
Build date	1877
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 10 in (1.473 m)
Loco weight	40.75 long tons (41.4 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, Stephenson valve gear
Cylinder size	17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,670 lbf (83.0 kN)

Career
Operators	LCDR · SECR · SR
Class	B1
Number in class	1 January 1923: 2
Withdrawn	1912-1924
Disposition	All scrapped

Ownership changes

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Two (LCDR nos. 612 and 613) survived into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1924.

References

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

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