NER Class S2

NER Class S2
NER Class S2
LNER Class B15
Power type Steam
Designer Vicent Raven
Build date 1911-1913
Total produced 20
Rebuild date All rebuilt by 1928
Configuration 4-6-0
Leading wheel
diameter
3 ft 7 14 in (1.099 m)
Driver diameter 6 ft 1 14 in (1.861 m)
Wheelbase 26 ft ½ in (7.938 m) engine
12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender
50 ft 8 14 in (15.450 m) total
Axle load 19.4 long tons (19.7 t)
Locomotive weight 71.1 long tons (72.2 t)
Tender weight 44 long tons (45 t)
Locomotive & tender
combined weight
115.1 long tons (116.9 t)
Boiler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Firegrate area 23 sq ft (2.1 m2)
Heating surface:
Tubes
723 sq ft (67.2 m2)
Heating surface:
Flues
506 sq ft (47.0 m2)
Heating surface:
Firebox
140 sq ft (13 m2)
Heating surface:
Total
1,730 sq ft (161 m2)
Superheater area 361 sq ft (33.5 m2)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 20 × 26 in (510 × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Tractive effort 21,115 lbf (93.92 kN)
Career North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
Retired 1937-1947
Disposition All scrapped

The North Eastern Railway Class S2 - London and North Eastern Railway Class B15 - was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. The design was based on NER Class S.

External links

http://www.lner.info/locos/B/b15.shtml