LCDR T class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 T • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) Axle load 14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t) Loco weight 40 long tons 15 cwt (91,300 lb or 41.4 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1 long ton 5 cwt (2,800 lb or 1.3 t) Water cap. 830 imperial gallons (3,800 L; 1,000 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 15 sq ft (1.4 m2 ) Boiler pressure New: 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Later: 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size New: 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Later: 17+ 1 ⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Career Operators Class T Numbers LCDR: 141–150 SECR: 600–609 SR: A600–A609 → 1600–1609 Withdrawn 1932–1951 Disposition All scrapped
The LCDR T class was a class of 0-6-0 T steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway . The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1879.
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LCDR no.
SECR no.
SR no.
BR no.
141
600
1600
142
601
1601
143
602
1602
31602
144
603
1603
31603
145
604
1604
31604
146
605
1605
147
606
1606
148
607
500 S
D500 S
149
608
1608
150
609
1609
Notes Sources differ as to whether 1603 or 1604 entered BR ownership
Number 607 was transferred to the Service Department and numbered 500 S. The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. All 10 (SECR nos. 600-609) survived into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. Three survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. They had all been withdrawn by 1951.
Seven locomotives had been withdrawn by 1948. The remaining 3 were withdrawn as follows:[ 4]
D500 S in November 1949 from Meldon Quarry
31603 in November 1950 from Reading South shed (shed code 70E)
31602 in July 1951 from Reading South shed (shed code 70E) None were preserved.
Bradley, D. L. (1960). The Locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway . RCTS . Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, S. W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway . Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 44– 45. ISBN 0-7110-0552-4
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