NER Class S2

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

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 24. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.

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