LCDR B class

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.

LCDR B class
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Kirtley Builder Dübs and Company Serial number 886–891 Build date January – February 1876 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 10 in (1.473 m) Wheelbase 16 ft 0 in (5 m) Axle load 14.50 long tons (14.73 t) ​  • 1st coupled 14.30 long tons (14.53 t)  • 2nd coupled 14.50 long tons (14.73 t)  • 3rd coupled 12.40 long tons (12.60 t) Loco weight 41.10 long tons (41.76 t) Tender weight 29.75 long tons (30.23 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 4+3⁄4 long tons (4.8 t) Water cap. 2,200 imp gal (10,000 L; 2,600 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 17 sq ft (1.6 m2) Boiler: ​  • Diameter 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)  • Tube plates 10 ft 3+3⁄4 in (3.143 m) Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 102 sq ft (9.5 m2)  • Tubes 987 sq ft (91.7 m2)  • Total surface 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Career Operators London, Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway Class B1 Numbers LCDR: 135–140 SECR: 594–599 Withdrawn June 1912 – April 1915 Disposition All scrapped

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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1912 and 1915.