LB&SCR C1 class

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LB&SCR C1 class
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C1 class No.422 c. 1890
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer William Stroudley
BuilderLBSCR Brighton Works
Build date1882 (6), 1884 (3), 1887 (3)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 0-6-0
 •  UIC Cn
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.60 in (1.524 m)
Wheelbase 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Length48 ft 7 in (14.81 m)
Loco weight40.35 long tons (41.00 t; 45.19 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity6.5 long tons (6.6 t; 7.3 short tons)
Water cap.2,520 imp gal (11,500 l; 3,030 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		20.9 sq ft (1.94 m2)
Boiler pressure150  psi (10.34  bar; 1.03  MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2)
 • Firebox101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 18,400 lbf (81.85 kN)
Career
Operators LB&SCR
Class C1
Withdrawn1907–1911, 1920, 1924
DispositionAll scrapped

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) C1 class was a type of 0-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by William Stroudley.

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Construction and use

The twelve locomotives in the class were built by Brighton Works between 1882 and 1887, based upon Stroudley's disappointing C class 0-6-0 design of 1873–74, but incorporating a larger boiler. However, the new locomotives were not as successful as Stroudley's designs for passenger locomotives and no further examples were built. Their comparatively short lives were spent hauling freight trains on the LB&SCR. Most of the members of the class were withdrawn between 1907 and 1911, but two examples survived until 1920 and 1924 respectively. One locomotive (number 428) was sold to the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, and survived until June 1925. [1]

Accidents

On 11 March 1905, No. 425 ran into a turntable well. [2]

Locomotive Summary

C1 class fleet summary
Original NumberBuilt2nd No.Renumber dateWithdrawn
421August 1882691December 1910January 1911
422September 1882692December 1910January 1911
423September 1882——November 1908
424October 1882——November 1908
425November 1882——August 1907
426December 1882——September 1907
427May 1884——March 1911
428June 1884——November 1920
429June 1884——August 1907
430July 1887——September 1924
431July 1887——August 1907
432July 1887——December 1910

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References

  1. ↑ Locomotives Illustrated issue 159, page 44
  2. ↑ "DERAILMENT ON T.W.W. TURNTABLE 11th MARCH 1905". THE SUSSEX MOTIVE POWER DEPOTS. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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