LCDR B2 class

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{{Infobox Locomotive

|name=LCDR B2 class

|powertype=Steam

|image=

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|designer= William Kirtley

|builder=

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|builddate= 1891

|totalproduction= 6

|whytetype=0-6-0

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|gauge={{track gauge|ussg}}

|driverdiameter={{convert|5|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

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|weightondrivers=

|locoweight={{convert|39.3|LT|1}}

|fueltype=Coal

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|boilerpressure={{convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}

|cylindercount=Two,
Stephenson valve gear

|cylindersize={{convert|18|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

|tractiveeffort={{convert|19095|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}

|operator=LCDR{{·}}SECR{{·}}SR

|operatorclass=B2

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|withdrawndate=1929-1933

|numinclass=1 January 1923: 6

|disposition=All scrapped

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The LCDR B2 class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1891.{{cite book| last1=Casserley| first1=H.C.| last2=Johnston| first2=S.W.| title=Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway| page=12| publisher=Ian Allan| year=1974| isbn=0711005524}}

Ownership changes

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. All 6 (LCDR Nos. 652-657) passed into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. They were all withdrawn and scrapped by 1933.

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