LCDR T class

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{{Infobox locomotive

|name = LCDR T class

|powertype = Steam

|image =

|caption =

|designer = William Kirtley

|builder = LCDR Longhedge Works

|serialnumber =

|builddate = 1879–1893

|totalproduction = 10

|whytetype = {{whyte|0-6-0|T}}

|uicclass = C n2t

|gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg}}

|driverdiameter = {{convert|4|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

|length =

|height =

|axleload = {{long ton|14|5}}

|locoweight = {{long ton|40|15}}

|fueltype = Coal

|fuelcap = {{long ton|1|5}}

|watercap = {{convert|830|impgal}}

|boilerpressure = {{ubl|New: {{convert|150|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}|Later: {{convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}}}

|firearea = {{convert|15|sqft|abbr=on}}

|cylindercount = Two, inside

|cylindersize = {{ubl|New: {{convert|17|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}|Later: {{convert|17+1/2|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}}}

|valvegear = Stephenson

|tractiveeffort = {{convert|18509|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}

|operator = {{ubl|London, Chatham and Dover Railway|→ South Eastern and Chatham Railway|→ Southern Railway|→ British Railways}}

|operatorclass = T

|fleetnumbers = {{ubl|LCDR: 141–150|SECR: 600–609|SR: A600–A609 → 1600–1609}}

|powerclass =

|nicknames =

|withdrawndate = 1932–1951

|disposition = All scrapped

}}

The LCDR T class was a class of {{whyte|0-6-0|T}} steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1879.{{sfn|Bradley|1960|pp=37–39}}{{sfn|Casserley|Johnston|1974|pp=44–45}}

Numbering

Source: semgonline{{cite web|url=http://www.semgonline.com/steam/tclass_01.html |title=Kirtley T Class 0-6-0T |publisher=Semgonline.com |date=2011-05-09 |access-date=2012-04-25}}

class="wikitable"
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

  1. Sources differ as to whether 1603 or 1604 entered BR ownership
  2. Number 607 was transferred to the Service Department and numbered 500 S.

Ownership changes

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 They had all been withdrawn by 1951.

Withdrawal

Seven locomotives had been withdrawn by 1948. The remaining 3 were withdrawn as follows:{{cite web|url=http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=23214 |title=Rail UK British Railway Steam Locomotive |publisher=Railuk.info |date=1949-11-30 |access-date=2012-04-25}}

  • 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.

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{cite book |last=Bradley |first=D. L. |year=1960 |title=The Locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway |publisher=RCTS }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Casserley |first1=H. C. |last2=Johnston |first2=S. W. |name-list-style=amp |year=1974| title=Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway |publisher=Ian Allan Ltd. |pages=44–45 |isbn=0-7110-0552-4 }}

{{SECR locomotives}}

T

Category:0-6-0T locomotives

Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1879

Category:Railway Operating Division locomotives

Category:Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain

Category:C n2t locomotives

Category:Scrapped locomotives