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Withdrawn	1932–1951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

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.^[1]^[2]

Numbering

Source: semgonline^[3]

LCDR no.	SECR no.	SR no.	BR no.
141	600	1600
142	601	1601
143	602	1602	31602
144	603	1603	31603
145	604	1604	31604
146	605	1605
147	606	1606
148	607	500 S	D500 S
149	608	1608
150	609	1609

Notes

Sources differ as to whether 1603 or 1604 entered BR ownership
Number 607 was transferred to the Service Department and numbered 500 S.

Ownership changes

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 They had all been withdrawn by 1951.

Withdrawal

Seven locomotives had been withdrawn by 1948. The remaining 3 were withdrawn as follows:^[4]

D500 S in November 1949 from Meldon Quarry
31603 in November 1950 from Reading South shed (shed code 70E)
31602 in July 1951 from Reading South shed (shed code 70E)

None is preserved.

References

↑ Bradley 1960, pp. 37–39.
↑ Casserley & Johnston 1974, pp. 44–45.
↑ "Kirtley T Class 0-6-0T". Semgonline.com. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
↑ "Rail UK British Railway Steam Locomotive". Railuk.info. 1949-11-30. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

Bradley, D. L. (1960). The Locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. RCTS.
Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, S. W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway. Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-7110-0552-4.

South Eastern and Chatham Railway Locomotives

SER

B. Cubitt (1842–1845)	13 1 (1841) 7 19 23

J. Cudworth (1845–1876)	1 (1846) 88 68 115 144 27 81 134 152 47 95 6 21 113 59 179 118 19 205 10 235 (G1) 124 171 152

A. M. Watkin (1876–1877)	259

R. C. Mansell (1877–1878)	58

J. Stirling (1878–1898)	A B F O Q R

LCDR

J. Cubitt & T. R. Crampton (1853–1860)	Sondes Tiger (G Class) Echo (K Class)

Secondhand (1860–1861)	Meteor Swale Magnet Hercules Aeolus ex-LNWR 2-2-0s Brigand (O Class) Ruby (S Class)

W. Martley (1860–1874)	Acis (H Class) Adrian (J Class) Huz New Aeolus (S Class) Rose (Q Class) Second Sondes (F Class) Scotchmen (E Class) Large Scotchmen (D Class) Dawn (N Class) Bluebell (P Class) Reindeer (L Class) Enigma (L Class) Europa (C Class)

W. Kirtley (1874–1899)	A A1 A2 B B1 B2 M M1 M2 M3 R R1 T

SECR

Harry Wainwright (1899–1913)	B1 C D E F1 H J L O1 P Q1 R1

R. E. L. Maunsell (1913–1922)	D1 E1 K and K1 N N1 S

Others

William Pickersgill (GNoS)	G

John Ramsbottom	Ironclads

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