Barry Railway Class B
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Sharp, Stewart & Co. |
| Build date | 1888–1890 |
| Total produced | 25 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration | 0-6-2T |
| UIC class | C1 n2t |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Driver dia. | 4 ft 4 in (1.321 m) |
| Loco weight | 51 long tons 2 cwt (114,500 lb or 51.9 t) (57.2 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Boiler pressure | 150 psi (1.03 MPa) |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
| Valve gear | Stephenson |
| Performance figures | |
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| Tractive effort | 21,230 lbf (94.44 kN) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | 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| Withdrawn | 1922–1949 |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. 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.
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