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GCR/LNER Robinson "B19" Class 4-6-0
Class Types
GCR Class |
I |
LNER Class |
B2 |
LNER Class |
B19 |
General
Designer |
John Robinson |
Introduced |
1912 |
Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Central Railway |
Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
Wheel Arrangement |
4-6-0 |
Number Built as B19 |
6 |
Number Scrapped |
6 |
First in Service |
12/1912 |
Last in Service |
14/11/1947 |
Manufacturers |
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Orders |
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Classification |
Southern Area 2 |
Route Availability |
7 |
Engine Diagrams |
Diagram | Details | Section C, 1924 | 20in. and 21½in. cylinders, 24 and 28 element superheater. This diagram in error showed the class as having a side window cab. | Section C, 1939 | New diagram showing class parts (B2/1 21½in. cylinders, B2/2 20in. cylinders) and correct cab. Drawing depicts low dome, but still gives same height as for original dome. Reclassified B19/1 and B19/2 respectively in August 1945. |
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Power
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B19 |
B19 |
Variant Introduced |
1912 |
As B19 |
Tractive Effort |
19,644lbs |
22,700lbs |
Inside Cylinders |
20" x 26" (2 off) |
21.5" x 26" (2 off) |
Inside Valves |
10"Piston |
10"Piston |
Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Stephenson |
Wheels
|
B19 |
B19 |
Pony |
3' 6" |
As B19 |
Drivers |
6' 9" |
As B19 |
Locomotive Wheelbase |
28' 10" |
As B19 |
Tender Wheelbase |
12' 10" |
As B19 |
Total Wheelbase |
52' 91⁄2" |
As B19 |
Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 6" + 6' 10" + 7' 3" + 8' 3" + 11' 1½ + 6' 6" + 6' 6" |
As B19 |
Dimensions
|
B19 |
B19 |
Length (over buffers) |
63' 03⁄8" |
As B19 |
Weight (in running order) |
123t 10cwt |
As B19 |
Adhesive Weight |
57t 10cwt |
As B19 |
Maximum Axle Load |
19t 10cwt |
As B19 |
Water Capacity |
4,000gal |
As B19 |
Coal Capacity |
6t 0cwt |
As B19 |
Boiler & Firebox
|
B19 |
B19 |
Boiler Diagram |
13 |
As B19 |
Boiler Max Diameter |
5' 6" |
As B19 |
Boiler Barrel Length |
17' 3" |
As B19 |
Boiler Pressure |
180lbs |
As B19 |
Boiler Pitch |
8' 11" |
As B19 |
Firebox Length |
8' 6" |
As B19 |
Firebox Grate Area |
26ft2 |
As B19 |
Firebox Heating Surface |
163ft2 |
163ft2 |
Tube Number |
139 |
116 |
Tube Diameter |
21⁄4" |
21⁄4" |
Tube Area |
1442ft2 |
1203ft2 |
Flue Elements |
24 |
28 |
Flue Diameter |
51⁄4" |
51⁄4" |
Flue Area |
578ft2 |
678ft2 |
Total Evaporative Area |
2183ft2 |
2044ft2 |
Superheater Elements |
24 |
28 |
Superheater Element Diameter |
11⁄16" |
11⁄16" |
Superheater Element Area |
294ft2 |
343ft2 |
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