LCDR A class
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
- A: 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
- A1/A2: 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
- A: 11 ft 3 in (3,430 mm)
- A1, A2: 11 ft 0 in (3,350 mm)
- 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)
- A: 97+1⁄2 sq ft (9.06 m2)
- A1: 94 sq ft (8.7 m2)
- A2: 100 sq ft (9.3 m2)
- A: 1,051 sq ft (97.6 m2)
- A1: 993 sq ft (92.3 m2)
- A2: 995 sq ft (92.4 m2)
- 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)
- Originally: 17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
- Rebuilt: 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
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Operators | LCDR · SECR · SR |
Class | A, A1, A2 |
Number in class | 1 January 1923: A, 17; A1, 12; A2, 6 |
Withdrawn | 1915–1926 |
Disposition | All scrapped |
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 1875. The A1 and A2 classes were similar, but had larger driving wheels.[1] The differences between the A1 and A2 classes were minor: in particular, the A2 class had a larger heating surface.[2]
Numbering
Class | Manufacturer | Serial nos. | Date built | LCDR nos. | SECR nos. | Notes |
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A | Neilson & Co. | 1988–1996 | Jul – Oct 1875 | 101–109 | 560–568 | |
A | Vulcan Foundry | 750–755 | Aug – Nov 1875 | 110–112, 65–70 | 569–571, 524–529 | No. 570 withdrawn 1915 |
A1 | Kitson & Co. | 2300–2311 | Feb – May 1880 | 163–174 | 622–633 | |
A2 | Robert Stephenson & Co. | 2491–2496 | Sep 1883 – Feb 1884 | 75–80 | 534–539 |
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 Number 570 was withdrawn in 1915 but the remaining locomotives passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1926.
Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
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1915 | 36 | 1 | 570 | |
1923 | 35 | 4 | A526, A561, A566, A623 | |
1925 | 31 | 14 | A524, A525, A527–A529, A560, A564, A569, A535, A537, A538, A622, A624, A628 | |
1926 | 17 | 17 | A562, 563, 565, 567, 568, 571, 534, 536, 539, 625–627, 629–633 |
References
- ^ Casserley & Johnston 1974, p. 9.
- ^ Bradley 1979, p. 81.
- ^ Bradley 1960, pp. 32–33.
- 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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South Eastern and Chatham Railway locomotives
B. Cubitt (1842–45) |
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J. Cudworth (1845–76) |
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A. M. Watkin (1876–77) |
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R. C. Mansell (1877–78) |
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J. Stirling (1878–98) |
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J. Cubitt & T. R. Crampton (1853–60) | |
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Secondhand (1860–61) | |
W. Martley (1860–74) | |
W. Kirtley (1874–99) |
Harry Wainwright (1899–1913) | |
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R. E. L. Maunsell (1913–22) |
William Pickersgill (GNoS) | |
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John Ramsbottom |
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William Stroudley |