SECR L class information

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 7 in (1,090 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8 in (2,030 mm)
Length	56 ft 7+5⁄8 in (17.3 m) over buffers
Axle load	19 long tons 5 cwt (43,100 lb or 19.6 t)
Adhesive weight	37 long tons 14 cwt (84,400 lb or 38.3 t)
Loco weight	57 long tons 9 cwt (128,700 lb or 58.4 t) (later 57 long tons 16 cwt (129,500 lb or 58.7 t))
Tender weight	40 long tons 6 cwt (90,300 lb or 40.9 t)
Total weight	97 long tons 15 cwt (219,000 lb or 99.3 t) (later 98 long tons 2 cwt (219,700 lb or 99.7 t))
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	22+1⁄2 sq ft (2.09 m2)
Boiler pressure	New: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa); later: 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	New: 20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (520 mm × 660 mm); later 19+1⁄2 in × 26 in (500 mm × 660 mm);
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	9-inch (229 mm) piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wainwright (with later alterations by Maunsell)
Builder	Beyer Peacock (12); Borsig, Berlin (10);
Build date	1914
Total produced	22

SECR L class
SECR L class
	L Class at Ashford shortly after delivery from the manufacturers
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wainwright (with later alterations by Maunsell)
Builder	Beyer Peacock (12); Borsig, Berlin (10);
Build date	1914
Total produced	22
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 7 in (1,090 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8 in (2,030 mm)
Length	56 ft 7+5⁄8 in (17.3 m) over buffers
Axle load	19 long tons 5 cwt (43,100 lb or 19.6 t)
Adhesive weight	37 long tons 14 cwt (84,400 lb or 38.3 t)
Loco weight	57 long tons 9 cwt (128,700 lb or 58.4 t) (later 57 long tons 16 cwt (129,500 lb or 58.7 t))
Tender weight	40 long tons 6 cwt (90,300 lb or 40.9 t)
Total weight	97 long tons 15 cwt (219,000 lb or 99.3 t) (later 98 long tons 2 cwt (219,700 lb or 99.7 t))
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	22+1⁄2 sq ft (2.09 m2)
Boiler pressure	New: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa); later: 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	New: 20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (520 mm × 660 mm); later 19+1⁄2 in × 26 in (500 mm × 660 mm);
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	9-inch (229 mm) piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,575 lbf (82.63 kN) (later 18,908 lbf (84.11 kN))
Factor of adh.	4.55 (later 4.47)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Eastern and Chatham Railway; → Southern Railway; → Southern Region of British Railways;
Class	SECR/SR: L
Power class	BR: 3P
Numbers	SECR: 760–781; → SR: A760–A781; → 1760–1781; → BR: 31760–31781;
Withdrawn	1956–1961
Disposition	All scrapped

The SECR L class was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotive built for express passenger service on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Although designed by Harry Wainwright, they were built during the Maunsell era.

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