LCDR A class
LCDR A class LCDR A1 and A2 classes |
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Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Designer |
William Kirtley |
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Build date |
1884 |
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Total produced |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte |
0-4-4T |
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• UIC |
B2′ n2t |
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Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver dia. |
- A: 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
- A1/A2: 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
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Trailing dia. |
3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) |
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Loco weight |
51 long tons (51.8 t) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Fuel capacity |
2 long tons (2.0 t) |
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Water cap |
970 imp gal (4,400 l; 1,160 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
16 1⁄2 sq ft (1.53 m2) |
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Boiler:
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• Tube plates |
- A: 11 ft 3 in (3,430 mm)
- A1, A2: 11 ft 0 in (3,350 mm)
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• Small tubes |
- A: 202 x 1 3⁄4 in (44 mm)
- A1: 197 x 1 3⁄4 in (44 mm)
- A2: 199 x 1 3⁄4 in (44 mm)
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Boiler pressure |
150 psi (1.03 MPa) |
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Heating surface |
- A: 1,148 1⁄2 sq ft (106.70 m2)
- A1: 1,087 sq ft (101.0 m2)
- A2: 1,095 sq ft (101.7 m2)
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• Tubes |
- A: 1,051 sq ft (97.6 m2)
- A1: 993 sq ft (92.3 m2)
- A2: 995 sq ft (92.4 m2)
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• Firebox |
- A: 97 1⁄2 sq ft (9.06 m2)
- A1: 94 sq ft (8.7 m2)
- A2: 100 sq ft (9.3 m2)
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Cylinders |
Two, inside |
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Cylinder size |
- Originally: 17 1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
- Rebuilt: 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
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Valve gear |
Stephenson |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort |
- A: 17,049 lbf (75.8 kN)
- A1/A2: 16,274 lbf (72.4 kN)
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Career |
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Operators |
LCDR · SECR · SR |
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Class |
A, A1, A2 |
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Number in class |
1 January 1923: A, 17; A1, 12; A2, 6 |
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Withdrawn |
1915–1926 |
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Disposition |
All scrapped |
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The LCDR A class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1884. The A1 and A2 classes were similar, but had larger driving wheels. The differences between the A1 and A2 classes were minor: in particular, the A2 class had a larger heating surface.
Numbering
Table of locomotives
Class |
Manufacturer |
Serial nos. |
Date built |
LCDR nos. |
SECR nos. |
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A |
Neilson & Co. |
1988–1996 |
000000001875-07-01-0000Jul – Oct 1875 |
101–109 |
560–568 |
No. 570 withdrawn 1915 |
A |
Vulcan Foundry |
750–755 |
000000001875-08-01-0000Aug – Nov 1875 |
110–112, 65–70 |
569–571, 524–529 |
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A1 |
Kitson & Co. |
2300–2311 |
000000001880-02-01-0000Feb – May 1880 |
163–174 |
622–633 |
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A2 |
Robert Stephenson & Co. |
2491–2496 |
000000001883-09-01-0000Sep 1893 – Feb 1884 |
75–80 |
534–539 |
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Ownership changes
All the A, A1 and A2 class locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Number 570 was withdrawn in 1915 but the remaining locomotives passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1926.
References
- Bradley, D. L. (1960). The Locomotives of the London Chatham and Dover Railway. RCTS.
- Bradley, D.L. (March 1979) [1960]. The Locomotive History of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (2nd ed.). London: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-47-9. OCLC 59838998.
- Casserley, H. C.; Johnston, S. W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway. Ian Allan, Limited. ISBN 0-7110-0552-4.
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SER | B. Cubitt (1842–1845) | |
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- 1 (1846)
- 88
- 68
- 115
- 144
- 27
- 81
- 134
- 152
- 47
- 95
- 6
- 21
- 113
- 59
- 179
- 118
- 19
- 205
- 10
- 235 (G1)
- 124
- 171
- 152
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A. M. Watkin (1876–1877) | |
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LCDR | | |
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Secondhand (1860–1861) |
- Meteor
- Swale
- Magnet
- Hercules
- Aeolus
- ex-LNWR 2-2-0s
- Brigand (O Class)
- Ruby (S Class)
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SECR | |
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Others | |
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