LB&SCR B1 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2
• UIC	B1 n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Trailing dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Wheelbase	15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Loco weight	38.7 long tons (39.3 t; 43.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	2,238 imp gal (10,170 L; 2,688 US gal)
Boiler pressure	Pre 1889 engines: 140 psi (0.97 MPa); Post 1889 engines: 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)

LB&SCR B1 Class
LB&SCR B1 Class
	No. 173 Cottesloe at East Croydon in 1895
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Stroudley
Builder	Brighton Works
Build date	1882-1891
Total produced	36
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2
• UIC	B1 n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Trailing dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Wheelbase	15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Loco weight	38.7 long tons (39.3 t; 43.3 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	2,238 imp gal (10,170 L; 2,688 US gal)
Boiler pressure	Pre 1889 engines: 140 psi (0.97 MPa); Post 1889 engines: 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	14,155 lbf (62.96 kN)
Class
Career
Class	B1
Retired	1910–12 (10); 1925–33 (26)
Preserved	No. 214 Gladstone
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway B1 Class is a class of 0-4-2 express passenger steam locomotives, known from the name of the first, No. 214, as the "Gladstones".