- NER Class S
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NER Class S
LNER Class B13Power type Steam Designer Wilson Worsdell Build date 1899 Total produced 30 Rebuild date 1913-1925 Configuration 4-6-0 Leading wheel
diameter3 ft 7 1⁄4 in (1.099 m) Driver diameter 6 ft 1 1⁄4 in (1.861 m) Wheelbase 26 ft ½ in (7.938 m) engine
12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender
50 ft 8 1⁄4 in (15.450 m) totalAxle load 19.7 long tons (20.0 t) Locomotive weight 64.3 long tons (65.3 t) Tender weight 43.5 long tons (44.2 t) Locomotive & tender
combined weight107.8 long tons (109.5 t) Boiler 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Firegrate area 23 sq ft (2.1 m2) Heating surface:
Tubes884 sq ft (82.1 m2) Heating surface:
Flues379 sq ft (35.2 m2) Heating surface:
Firebox120 sq ft (11 m2) Heating surface:
Total1,659 sq ft (154.1 m2) Superheater area 276 sq ft (25.6 m2) Cylinders 2 (outside) Cylinder size 20 × 26 in (510 × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Tractive effort 19,309 lbf (85.89 kN) Career North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway Retired 1928-1938 Disposition all scrapped The North Eastern Railway Class S were a 4-6-0 type of steam locomotive designed for express passenger workings. The first example was built in 1899. They were very similar to the NER Class S1, except for the smaller wheels of the Class S. They were designed to reduce double heading on the East Coast Main Line. However they steamed poorly, with a smaller and shallower grate than was used even by other locomotives at the time, and the 4-4-0s of the NER Class R quickly replaced them, with the 4-4-2 layout being preferred for later express passenger designs. The class were re-classified as London and North Eastern Railway Class B13 in 1923. They were withdrawn between 1928 and 1938.
External links
http://www.lner.info/locos/B/b13.shtml
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