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London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96

After being rebuilt into No. 481 “Inspector”

The LB&SCR commissioned a small tank engine in 1869 to haul light passenger trains on the branch line between Brighton Central and Kemp Town. The locomotive was initially given the number 96 and the name “Kemp Town”. ...

London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96Remove
Variant
as built
Built 1869
Manufacturers Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Wheel arrangement 1B t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 19711 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Built 1869
Manufacturers Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0T (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Wheelbase 3.35 m
Service mass 19.7 t
Adhesion mass 13.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.35 m
Axle load 7.1 t

Boiler

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Firebox surface 3.14 m²
Tube heating surface 25.874 m²
Evaporative heating surface 29.014 m²
Total heating surface 29.0 m²

Power plant

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Driver diameter 1,219 mm
Boiler pressure 9 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 254 x 406 mm

Power

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Power source steam
Estimated power 60 kW (82 PS)
Starting effort 16.4 kN

Calculated values

Property London, Brighton & South Coast No. 96
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 8.15
Optimal speed 23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 3.0 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 44.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 921.08
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.45
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.79
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.24
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