For many years the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) had favoured the 0-4-4T wheel arrangement for suburban and stopping passenger trains, and when more were required in 1890, consideration was given to ordering a further batch of the existing A2 class 0-4-4T (introduced 1883); it was then decided that a modified design was required.[3] The R class locomotives were designed by William Kirtley as a development of his earlier A2 class,[3] and 18 were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1891.[4][5]
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Their LCDR numbers were 199–216, which under the South Eastern and Chatham Railway became 658–675 from 1899.[4] They were renumbered three more times: to A658–A675 by the Southern Railway (SR) from 1923; to 1658–1675 by the SR from 1931; and to 31658–31675 by British Railways from 1948.
Withdrawaledit
Three (Nos. 1664, 1668 and 1669) were withdrawn in 1940 to provides spares for the others,[1] and withdrawal of the rest occurred between 1949 and 1955.[5]
lcdr, class, confused, with, class, class, locomotives, london, chatham, dover, railway, lcdr, eventually, 31666, notable, being, last, former, lcdr, locomotive, withdrawn, from, service, whole, class, fitted, with, condensing, apparatus, working, widened, lin. Not to be confused with SER R class The LCDR R class was a class of 0 4 4T locomotives on the London Chatham and Dover Railway LCDR No 207 eventually no 31666 is notable as being the last former LCDR locomotive to be withdrawn from service 1 The whole class was fitted with condensing apparatus for working on the Widened Lines 2 LCDR R classNo 1675 at Tonbridge Locomotive Depot 18 May 1946Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerWilliam KirtleyBuilderSharp Stewart amp CoSerial number3722 3739Build dateSeptember December 1891Total produced18SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 4 4T UICB2 n2tGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 5 ft 6 in 1 676 m Wheelbase21 ft 6 in 6 55 m Loco weight49 75 long tons 50 55 t Fuel capacity2 long tons 2 0 t Water cap 1 100 imp gal 5 000 L 1 300 US gal Firebox Firegrate area16 25 sq ft 1 510 m2 Boiler pressure150 psi 1 03 MPa Heating surface1 071 sq ft 99 5 m2 CylindersTwo insideCylinder size17 in 24 in 432 mm 610 mm Train brakesWestinghouseCareerOperatorsLondon Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway Southern Railway British RailwaysClassRNumbersLCDR 199 216SECR 658 675SR A658 A675 1658 1675BR 31658 31675NicknamesBobtailsWithdrawnMay 1940 December 1955DispositionAll scrapped Contents 1 History 2 Numbering 3 Withdrawal 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHistory editFor many years the London Chatham and Dover Railway LCDR had favoured the 0 4 4T wheel arrangement for suburban and stopping passenger trains and when more were required in 1890 consideration was given to ordering a further batch of the existing A2 class 0 4 4T introduced 1883 it was then decided that a modified design was required 3 The R class locomotives were designed by William Kirtley as a development of his earlier A2 class 3 and 18 were built by Sharp Stewart and Company in 1891 4 5 Numbering editTheir LCDR numbers were 199 216 which under the South Eastern and Chatham Railway became 658 675 from 1899 4 They were renumbered three more times to A658 A675 by the Southern Railway SR from 1923 to 1658 1675 by the SR from 1931 and to 31658 31675 by British Railways from 1948 Withdrawal editThree Nos 1664 1668 and 1669 were withdrawn in 1940 to provides spares for the others 1 and withdrawal of the rest occurred between 1949 and 1955 5 Table of withdrawals 6 Year Quantity inservice at start of year Quantitywithdrawn Numbers1940 18 3 1664 1668 16691949 15 1 316721951 14 3 31659 31667 316701952 11 5 31658 31665 31673 316751953 6 3 31660 31662 316631954 3 1 316711955 2 2 31661 31666See also editLCDR R1 classNotes edit a b Bradley 1979 p 87 Smith 1994 p 25 a b Bradley 1979 pp 82 83 a b Bradley 1979 p 83 a b Bradley 1979 pp 87 88 Bradley 1960 p 33 References editBradley D L March 1979 1960 The Locomotive History of the London Chatham amp Dover Railway 2nd ed London RCTS ISBN 0 901115 47 9 Bradley D L 1960 The Locomotives of the London Chatham amp Dover Railway 1st ed London RCTS Smith Martin 1994 Steam on the Underground Ian Allan Publishing ISBN 0 7110 2282 8 nbsp This article relating to steam locomotives operated in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LCDR R class amp oldid 1147355745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
