Metropolitan Railway K Class

Metropolitan Railway K class LNER Class L2
No. 114, circa 1928
Power type	Steam
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Build date	1925
Configuration	2-6-4T
UIC classification	1'C2'ht
Leading wheel diameter	37 in (940 mm)
Driver diameter	66 in (1,700 mm)
Trailing wheel diameter	37 in (940 mm)
Wheelbase	36 ft 7 in (11,150 mm)
Axle load	18.45 long tons (18.7 t)
Locomotive weight	87.35 long tons (88.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.00 long tons (4.1 t)
Water capacity	2,000 imp gal (9,100 l)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa) superheated
Firegrate area	25 sq ft (2.3 m2)
Heating surface: Tubes	1,017 sq ft (94.5 m2)
Heating surface: Flues	356 sq ft (33.1 m2)
Heating surface: Firebox	135 sq ft (12.5 m2)
Superheater area	285 sq ft (26.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	19×28 in (487×711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts, 10 in (254 mm) piston valves
Tractive effort	26,036 lbf (115.81 kN)
Career	Metropolitan Railway London and North Eastern Railway
Class	MET: K LNER L2
Number in class	6
Number	MET:111–116 LNER 6158–6163
Retired	1943–1948
Disposition	All scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway K class consisted of six 2-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 111 to 116. They were built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1925 using parts manufactured at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to the design of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway N Class 2-6-0 locomotives. The boilers had been made by Robert Stephenson and Company of Darlington.

The K Class were used on heavy freight trains along London's Metropolitan Railway mainline, including coal to the power station at Neasden, although there were used on occasional passenger trains. In 1937, all six were transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) where they were based at Neasden (LNER) Shed. The LNER numbered them 6158–6163 and classified them as L2 class.

All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1943 and 1948.

External links

• http://www.lner.info/locos/L/l2.shtml

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