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Metropolitan Railway K Class information


Metropolitan Railway K Class
LNER Class L2
No. 114, circa 1928
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth
Build date1925
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-4T
 • UIC1'C2'ht
Leading dia.37 in (940 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1,680 mm)
Trailing dia.37 in (940 mm)
Wheelbase36 ft 7 in (11,150 mm)
Axle load18.45 long tons (18.75 t; 20.66 short tons)
Loco weight87.35 long tons (88.75 t; 97.83 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity4.00 long tons (4.06 t; 4.48 short tons)
Water cap.2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area25 sq ft (2.3 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa) superheated
Heating surface:
 • Firebox135 sq ft (12.5 m2)
 • Tubes1,017 sq ft (94.5 m2)
 • Flues356 sq ft (33.1 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area285 sq ft (26.5 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19 in × 28 in (483 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve type10 in (254 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort26,036 lbf (115.81 kN)
Career
OperatorsMetropolitan Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
ClassMET: K
LNER L2
Number in class6
NumbersMET:111–116
LNER 6158–6163
Retired1943–1948
DispositionAll scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway K Class consisted of six 2-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 111 to 116.[1]

  1. ^ Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. pp. 7, 34–39. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.

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