LB&SCR B1 class
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 214 Gladstone preserved in the National Railway Museum. |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | William Stroudley |
| Build date | 1882-1891 |
| Total production | 36 |
| Configuration | 0-4-2 |
| UIC classification | B1' |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver size | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Cylinders | Two, inside |
| Cylinder size | 18¼×26 in (464×660 mm) |
| Class | B1 |
| Retired | 1910–12 (10), 1925–33 (26) |
For a complete list of the class, see List of LB&SCR B1 class locomotives.
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway B1 Class is a class of 0-4-2 express passenger steam locomotives, known from the name of the first, No. 214, as the "Gladstones".
They were the last express passenger design of William Stroudley, thirty-six being turned out from Brighton railway works between 1882 and 1891. All were named after politicians, men associated with the railway, or places served by the railway. Twenty-six passed to the Southern Railway in 1923 and the last (No. 172) was withdrawn in 1933.[1]
The first of the class, 214 Gladstone, was preserved as a static exhibit thanks to the efforts of the Stephenson Locomotive Society and is normally on display in the National Railway Museum, York.
[edit] References
- ^ Bradley, D. L. (1972). The Locomotives of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, part 2. London: Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.
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