LB&SCR B4 class

LB&SCR B4 class

Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = LB&SCR B4 and B4X classes


caption = No. 2060 formerly named "Kimberley" pictured in 1948
designer = B4: R. J. Billinton
B4X: L. B. Billinton
builder =
builddate = B4: 1899-1902
B4X: 1922-1924
totalproduction =
whytetype = 4-4-0
gauge = 4' 8½"
leadingsize =
driversize = 6' 9"
length =
weight = B4: 51 tons 10 cwt
B4X: 58 tons 1 cwt
fueltype = coal
fuelc

waterc

cylindercount = two inside
cylindersize = B4: 19" x 26"
B4X: 20" x 26"
firearea =
boilerpressure = 180 psi
tractiveeffort = B4: 17,730 lbf
B4X: 19,645 lbf
railroadclass= |

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway B4 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives for express passenger work. They were designed by R. J. Billinton and were either built at Brighton works 1899-1902 or else by Messrs Sharp, Stewart & Co. in 1901

The B4X class was built from 1922-1924. It was a rebuild (by L. B. Billinton) of the B4 class with larger cylinders and a superheater. The locomotives passed to the Southern Railway in 1923 and the last few B4Xs were built under Southern Railway auspices.

Numbering

Withdrawals began in 1934 but six B4s and twelve B4Xs passed to British Railways in 1948 and were numbered as follows:
* 32043 B4X
* 32045 B4X
* 32050 B4X
* 32051 B4
* 32052 B4X
* 32054 B4
* 32055 B4X
* 32056 B4X
* 32060 B4X
* 32062 B4
* 32063 B4
* 32067 B4X
* 32068 B4
* 32070 B4X
* 32071 B4X
* 32072 B4X
* 32073 B4X
* 32074 B4

All had been withdrawn by 1951. None has survived.

ources

* Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1949, part 2, page 24

External links

* [http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=B4-A Rail UK database, B4]
* [http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=B4X Rail UK database, B4X]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • History of rail transport in Great Britain 1830 - 1922 — This article is part of a series on the History of rail transport in Great Britain The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1830 1922 covers the period between the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L MR), and the Grouping,… …   Wikipedia

  • East London Line — Class 378 train at Whitechapel Overview Type Suburban rail System …   Wikipedia

  • List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia

  • Saspo — Dies ist der fünfte Teil der Liste Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt. Liste der Abkürzungen Teil 1 A A Teil 2 B–D B; C; D Teil 3 E–K …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Opto-isolator — This article is about the electronic component. For the optical component, see optical isolator. Schematic diagram of an opto isolator showing source of light (LED) on the left, dielectric barrier in the center, and sensor (phototransistor) on… …   Wikipedia

  • AC power plugs and sockets — See also: Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets Plugs and sockets may sometimes combine male and female contacts, but t …   Wikipedia

  • British Railways — Das Logo von British Rail wird von National Rail weiterverwendet British Rail (BR), bis 1968 British Railways, war die staatliche Eisenbahngesellschaft des Vereinigten Königreichs. Sie entstand 1948 bei der Verstaatlichung der vier großen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philip Larkin — Infobox Person name = Philip Arthur Larkin birth date = birth date|1922|8|9|df=y birth place = Coventry, Warwickshire (now in West Midlands), England death date = death date and age|1985|12|2|1922|8|9|df=y death place = Hull, Humberside (now in… …   Wikipedia

  • Función umbral — En matemáticas, una función umbral (más conocida en inglés como threshold function) es una función booleana monótona ƒ : {0,1}n → {0,1}, donde existen n+1 reales no negativos w1, w2, ..., wn, t tales que:[1] Mediante esta función es pos …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”