Furness Railway K1 Class

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Furness Railway 120 class
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Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer W. F. Pettigrew
Builder Sharp, Stewart and Company
Serial number3618–3621
Build date1890
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-0
   UIC 2′B n2S
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 7+12 in (1.715 m)
Loco weight36 long tons 2 cwt (80,900 lb or 36.7 t)
Fuel capacityCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (965 kPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 12,228 lbf (54.39 kN)
Career
Operators FR  » LMS
Class 120 ("K1")
NumbersFR: 120–123
LMS: 10131–10134
NicknamesSeagulls
Withdrawn1924–1927
DispositionAll scrapped

The Furness Railway 120 class (classified K1 by Bob Rush) [1] or "Seagulls", were 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.

Contents

Transfer to LMS

They all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping.

Disposal

They were withdrawn between 1924 and 1927.

See also

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References

  1. "Furness Railway: locomotive history". SteamIndex. 26 January 2014.