Barry Railway Class B

Barry Railway Class B
Power type Steam
Builder Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Build date 1888–1890
Total produced 25
Configuration 0-6-2T
UIC classification C1 n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 4 ft 4 in (1.321 m)
Locomotive weight 51 tons 2 cwt (114,500 lb or 51.9 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 18 × 26 in (460 × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Tractive effort 21,230 lbf (94.44 kN)
Career BR » GWR » BR
Withdrawn 1922–1949
Disposition All scrapped

Barry Railway Class B were 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed and built by Sharp Stewart and introduced in 1888.[1] The locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922. Only four survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, numbers 198, 212, 213, and 231. None were preserved.

Numbering

Year Quantity Manufacturer Serial Numbers Barry Numbers GWR Numbers Notes
1888–89 15 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 3454–3468 6–20 198–201, 203, 204, 206–214
1889–90 10 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 3571–3580 23–32 223–232

References

  1. ^ http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=BARB