LCDR T class

LCDR T class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Kirtley Builder LCDR Longhedge Works Build date 1879–1893 Total produced 10

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0T UIC class C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) Axle load 14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t) Loco weight 40 long tons 15 cwt (91,300 lb or 41.4 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1 long ton 5 cwt (2,800 lb or 1.3 t) Water cap 830 imperial gallons (3,800 l; 1,000 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 15 sq ft (1.4 m2) Boiler pressure New: 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Later: 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size New: 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Later: 17 1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson

Performance figures Tractive effort 18,509 lbf (82.3 kN)

Career Operators London, Chatham and Dover Railway → South Eastern and Chatham Railway → Southern Railway → British Railways Class T Numbers LCDR: 141–150 SECR: 600–609 SR: A600–A609 → 1600–1609 Withdrawn 1932–1951 Disposition All scrapped

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Kirtley
Builder	LCDR Longhedge Works
Build date	1879–1893
Total produced	10

Specifications
Configuration	0-6-0T
UIC class	C n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Axle load	14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t)
Loco weight	40 long tons 15 cwt (91,300 lb or 41.4 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1 long ton 5 cwt (2,800 lb or 1.3 t)
Water cap	830 imperial gallons (3,800 l; 1,000 US gal)
Firebox:  • Firegrate area	15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	New: 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Later: 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	New: 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Later: 17 1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,509 lbf (82.3 kN)

Career
Operators	London, Chatham and Dover Railway → South Eastern and Chatham Railway → Southern Railway → British Railways
Class	T
Numbers	LCDR: 141–150 SECR: 600–609 SR: A600–A609 → 1600–1609
Withdrawn	1932–1951
Disposition	All scrapped

The LCDR T class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1879.

Source: semgonline

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. All 10 (SECR nos. 600-609) survived into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. Three survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. They had all been withdrawn by 1951.

Seven locomotives had been withdrawn by 1948. The remaining 3 were withdrawn as follows:

None were preserved.

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