LB&SCR E3 Class
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The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
E3 Class were 0-6-2Tside tank steam locomotives. Seventeen were built and they were designed by R. J. Billinton
as a development of an earlier design by William Stroudley
.
In the summer of 1889 Stroudley designed a class 0-6-2
radial tanks
to replace his earlier E1
class 0-6-0T
for short-distance goods and shunting duties. However, only one locomotive was under construction at the time of Stroudley's death. R. J. Billinton
order further work to be delayed whilst he made detailed modifications. This locomotive, No. 158 West Brighton appeared in traffic in 1891, and was originally classified as F class, but later re-classified as E3.
Once the original teething troubles had been rectified, Billinton ordered a further sixteen locomotives to a broadly similar design. These entered traffic between November 1894 and December 1895. All were rebuilt with new boiler
s and extended smokebox
es from 1918 and some had increased boiler pressure. Cylinder diameter was reduced from 18 to 17.5 in (457.2 to 444.5 mm) by the Southern Railway
.
The prototype No. 158 was withdrawn in 1934, but the remainder all entered British Railways service in 1948 and were numbered 32165–32170 and 32453–32462. The final E3 was withdrawn in 1959 and none survived into preservation.
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base, and a large part of Surrey...
E3 Class were 0-6-2Tside tank steam locomotives. Seventeen were built and they were designed by R. J. Billinton
R. J. Billinton
Robert John Billinton was the Locomotive, Carriage, Wagon and Marine Superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1890 until his death.-Early career:...
as a development of an earlier design by William Stroudley
William Stroudley
William Stroudley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers of the nineteenth century, working principally for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway...
.
In the summer of 1889 Stroudley designed a class 0-6-2
0-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
radial tanks
Radial axle
A radial axle is an axle on a railway locomotive or carriage which has been designed to move laterally when entering a curve in order to reduce the flange and rail wear....
to replace his earlier E1
LB&SCR E1 class
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E1 Class were 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by William Stroudley in 1874 for short-distance goods and piloting duties. They were originally classified E, and generally known as "E-tanks"; They were reclassified E1 in the time of D. E...
class 0-6-0T
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
for short-distance goods and shunting duties. However, only one locomotive was under construction at the time of Stroudley's death. R. J. Billinton
R. J. Billinton
Robert John Billinton was the Locomotive, Carriage, Wagon and Marine Superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1890 until his death.-Early career:...
order further work to be delayed whilst he made detailed modifications. This locomotive, No. 158 West Brighton appeared in traffic in 1891, and was originally classified as F class, but later re-classified as E3.
Once the original teething troubles had been rectified, Billinton ordered a further sixteen locomotives to a broadly similar design. These entered traffic between November 1894 and December 1895. All were rebuilt with new boiler
Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
s and extended smokebox
Smokebox
A smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a Steam locomotive exhaust system. Smoke and hot gases pass from the firebox through tubes where they pass heat to the surrounding water in the boiler. The smoke then enters the smokebox, and is exhausted to the atmosphere through the chimney .To assist...
es from 1918 and some had increased boiler pressure. Cylinder diameter was reduced from 18 to 17.5 in (457.2 to 444.5 mm) by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
.
The prototype No. 158 was withdrawn in 1934, but the remainder all entered British Railways service in 1948 and were numbered 32165–32170 and 32453–32462. The final E3 was withdrawn in 1959 and none survived into preservation.
Sources
- Bradley, D.L. (1972) The locomotives of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: Part 2, The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, ISBN 0-901115-21-5
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1949, part 2, pp 33-34