Furness Railway K1
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | W. F. Pettigrew |
| Builder | Sharp, Stewart and Company |
| Serial number | 3618–3621 |
| Build date | 1890 |
| Total produced | 4 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| • UIC | 2′B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver dia. | 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1.715 m) |
| Loco weight | 36 long tons 2 cwt (80,900 lb or 36.7 t) |
| Fuel capacity | Coal |
| Boiler pressure | 140 lbf/in2 (965 kPa) |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) |
| Valve gear | Stephenson |
| Performance figures | |
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| Tractive effort | 12,228 lbf (54.39 kN) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | FR » LMS |
| Class | 120 ("K1") |
| Numbers | FR: 120–123 LMS: 10131–10134 |
| Nicknames | Seagulls |
| Withdrawn | 1924–1927 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The Furness Railway 120 class (classified K1 by Bob Rush) or "Seagulls", were built a class of four 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built by Sharp Stewart and Company of Glasgow for the Furness Railway in 1890.
They all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping.
They were withdrawn between 1924 and 1927.
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