- LSWR B4 class
Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = LSWR B4 Class
caption = Preserved "Normandy" on theBluebell Railway .
designer = William Adams
builder = LSWR Nine Elms
builddate = 1891 (10), 1893 (10), 1908 (5)
totalproduction = 25
whytetype =0-4-0 T
uicclass = Bn
gauge = RailGauge|ussg
driversize = convert|45.75|in|m|3|abbr=on
length = 24 ft 10½ in
weight = convert|32.9|LT|t
height = convert|12|ft|m|2|abbr=on
fueltype = Coal
fuelc
convert|0.5|LT|kg
waterc
convert|600|impgal|l|abbr=on|lk=on
cylindercount = Two (outside)
cylindersize = 16×22 in (406×559 mm)
firearea = convert|10.75|sqft|abbr=on
boilerpressure = convert|140|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on
tractiveeffort = convert|14650|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on
railroad =London and South Western Railway
Southern RailwayBritish Railways
railroadclass = LSWR: B4
SR: B4
BR: 0F, later 1F
retiredate = 1948–1959The London and South Western Railway B4 class is a class of0-4-0 T dock tank.The
London and South Western Railway 's built twenty to a design by their Locomotive Superintendent William Adams at itsNine Elms Works during the 1891–1893 period. They were designed for shunting in locations with sharp curvature, and were used in places such asSouthampton Docks (which the LSWR purchased in November 1892), thePoole Quay Line , and theHamworthy Freight Branch .Adams' successor,
Dugald Drummond , designed and built a similar class of five in 1905, designating them the K14 class. However Drummond's successor considered them so similar, that they were merged in to the B4 class.Preservation
Two survive: no. 96 (BR no. 30096) "Normandy" is at the end of its boiler certificate and is on static display awaiting overhaul at the
Bluebell Railway inSussex , while no. 102 (BR no. 30102) "Granville" is on display at theBressingham Steam Museum nearDiss ,Norfolk External links
* [http://www.semgonline.com/steam/b4class.html SEMG page]
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