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NER Class S3 LNER Class B16
A B16/1 at Croxdale on 12 June 1954
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Vincent Raven
Builder
NER Darlington
Build date
1919-1924
Total produced
70
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-0
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 1 in (0.940 m)
Driver dia.
5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Wheelbase
27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) engine (B16/1 and B16/3) 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) engine (B16/2) 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender 52 ft 5+7⁄8 in (15.999 m) total (B16/1 and B16/3) 53 ft 3+7⁄8 in (16.253 m) total (B16/2)
Length
62 ft 6 in (19.050 m) (B16/1 and B16/3) 63 ft 4 in (19.304 m) (B16/2)
Width
8 ft 8+3⁄4 in (2.661 m)
Height
13 ft 0+1⁄2 in (3.975 m)
Axle load
20 long tons (20 t; 22 short tons)
Loco weight
B16/1, 77.7 long tons (78.9 t; 87.0 short tons) B16/2, 79.2 long tons (80.5 t; 88.7 short tons) B16/3, 78.95 long tons (80.22 t; 88.42 short tons)
Tender weight
46.6 long tons (47.3 t; 52.2 short tons)
Total weight
B16/1, 124.3 long tons (126.3 t; 139.2 short tons) B16/2, 125.8 long tons (127.8 t; 140.9 short tons) B16/3, 125.55 long tons (127.56 t; 140.62 short tons)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
5 long tons 10 cwt (12,300 lb or 5.6 t)
Water cap.
4,125 imp gal (18,750 L; 4,954 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
27 sq ft (2.5 m2)
Boiler:
• Model
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) diameter
• Type
LNER Diagram 49 (later LNER Diagram 49A)
• Tube plates
16 ft 8+1⁄2 in (5,093 mm)
Boiler pressure
180 psi (1.2 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
166 sq ft (15.4 m2)
• Tubes
866 sq ft (80.5 m2)
• Flues
534 sq ft (49.6 m2)
• Total surface
1,958 sq ft (181.9 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
392 sq ft (36.4 m2)
Cylinders
three
Cylinder size
18+1⁄2 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear
Stephenson (B16/1) Walschaerts/Gresley conjugated valve gear (B16/2) Walschaerts on all three cylinders (B16/3)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
30,312 lbf (134.83 kN)
Career
Operators
North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Railways
Power class
BR: 5MT
Numbers
NER : 840-844, 846-847, 845, 848-849, 906, 908-909, 911, 914-915, 920-934, 936-937, 942-943, 2363-2365 LNER (1924): NER locomotives retained original numbers; new builds: 2366-2382, 1371-1385 LNER (1946): 1400-1468 BR: 61410-61478
Locale
North Eastern Region
Retired
1942 (1); 1958-1964
Disposition
All scrapped
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