LB&SCR B1 class

Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = LB&SCR B1 Class

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caption = 214 Gladstone preserved in the National Railway Museum.
designer = William Stroudley
builder =
builddate = 1882-1891
totalproduction = 36
whytetype = 0-4-2
uicclass= B1'
gauge = RailGauge|ussg
driversize = convert|6|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on
trailingsize =
length =
weight =
fueltype = Coal
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cylindercount = Two, inside
cylindersize = 18¼×26 in (464×660 mm)
firearea =
boilerpressure =
tractiveeffort =
railroadclass=B1
retiredate = 1910–12 (10), 1925–33 (26)
preserved units = Onefor|a complete list of the class|List of LB&SCR B1 class locomotivesThe 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 Twenty-six passed to the Southern Railway in 1923 and the last (No. 172) was withdrawn in 1933. [cite book|author=Bradley, D. L.|title=The Locomotives of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, part 2|publisher=Railway Correspondence and Travel Society|location=London|year=1972]

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.semgonline.com/steam/gladstone.html Stroudley B1 "Gladstone" class (SEMG article)]