LB&SCR C class

LB&SCR C class
C class No.96 in 1882
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Stroudley
BuilderLBSCR Brighton Works and Kitson & Co.
Build date1871–1874
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICCn
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Wheelbase15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Length48 ft 7 in (14.81 m)
Total weight63.1 long tons (64.1 t; 70.7 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6.5 long tons (6.6 t; 7.3 short tons)
Water cap.2,520 imp gal (11,500 L; 3,030 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area20.9 sq ft (1.94 m2)
Boiler pressure140 psi (9.65 bar; 0.97 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
 • Tubes1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,400 lbf (81.85 kN)
Career
Withdrawn1901–1904
DispositionAll scrapped

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) C class was a type of 0-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by William Stroudley.

Background

Four 0-6-0 locomotives were on order from Brighton railway works at the time that William Stroudley took over from John Chester Craven as Locomotive Superintendent in 1870. He cancelled this order and replaced it with another for two locomotives of his own design, Nos. 83 and 84 which appeared in December 1871. Eighteen further locomotives were constructed between March 1873 and November 1874, Nos. 77-82 by Brighton works and the remainder by Messrs. Kitson and Company[1][page needed]

Use

The class were powerful locomotives for their time and the design was "an archetype for heavy goods engines in Scotland as well as Southern England,"[2] but in other respects were Stroudley's least successful design, suffering from poor steaming. Within a decade of their introduction the class was being replaced by his C1 class 0-6-0 design of 1882–87 on the heaviest trains. Nevertheless, they proved to be reliable locomotives and survived for nearly thirty years on secondary freight duties. Members of the class were withdrawn between 1901 and 1904.

Locomotive summary

C class fleet summary
Original Number Built Re-number Date re-numbered Withdrawal
77 March 1873 401 June 1880 June 1902
78 March 1873 402 June 1880 June 1902
79 April 1873 403 June 1880 June 1902
80 May 1873 404 June 1880 January 1903
81 June 1873 405 June 1880 June 1902
82 July 1873 406 August 1880 March 1903
83 December 1871 407 September 1880 August 1901
84 December 1871 408 September 1880 January 1902
85 June 1873 409 October 1882 November 1902
86 July 1873 410 March 1883 November 1902
87 October 1873 411 March 1883 November 1902
88 October 1873 412 March 1883 June 1902
89 October 1873 413 April 1883 December 1903
90 November 1873 414 May 1883 December 1903
91 March 1874 415 September 1883 July 1904
92 April 1874 416 September 1883 June 1902
93 June 1874 417 September 1883 November 1902
94 September 1874 418 September 1883 July 1904
95 November 1874 419 September 1883 July 1904
96 November 1874 420 September 1883 December 1904

References

Sources

  • Bradley, D.L. (1969). Locomotives of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway: Part 1. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.
  • Hamilton Ellis, Cuthbert (1971). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0269-X.

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