LB&SCR G class

The LB&SCR G class were powerful 2-2-2 locomotives, designed by William Stroudley of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1874.

London Brighton and South Coast Railway Class G
Stroudley 'G' class single
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Stroudley
Build date1874–1882
Total producedGrosvenor: 1
Abergavenny: 1
remainder: 24
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.Grosvenor: 6 ft 9 in (2,057 mm)
remainder: 6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm)
Trailing dia.4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Wheelbase15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Adhesive weight14 long tons (14.2 t; 15.7 short tons)
Loco weight35.6 long tons (36.2 t; 39.9 short tons) (Grosvenor as built)
34.2 long tons (34.7 t; 38.3 short tons)(Abergavenny)
33.4 long tons (33.9 t; 37.4 short tons) (remainder)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (10 bar; 1,034 kPa)
Heating surface1,132 sq ft (105.2 m2)(Grosvenor as built)
1,077 sq ft (100.1 m2)(Abergavenny)
1,200 sq ft (110 m2) (remainder)
 • Tubes1,022 sq ft (94.9 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Loco brakeSteam operated wooden block brakes
Career
OperatorsLondon Brighton and South Coast Railway
ClassG
LocaleGreat Britain
First run1874
Withdrawn1907-1914
DispositionAll scrapped

History

A prototype single locomotive, No. 151 Grosvenor, was designed by Stroudley and produced by Brighton railway works in December 1874. This was extensively tested before a second, scaled down locomotive No. 325 Abergavenny, was ordered in June 1876 and completed in January 1877. Both locomotives performed adequately, but Abergavenny was significantly less powerful than Grosvenor. A modified design was developed and twelve further locomotives were built between December 1880 and November 1881. The members of this class worked express trains between London and South Coast towns such as Portsmouth, Brighton and Eastbourne, and covered large mileages. The introduction of the Billinton B2 class made the singles redundant on the Portsmouth line and so several were transferred to Tunbridge Wells.

Withdrawals began in May 1905 and the last locomotive survived until May 1914. No examples have been preserved, but there is a model of No.331 Fairlight in the museum at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway.

Locomotive summary

Sources
  • Bradley, D.L. (1969). The locomotives of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: Part 1. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.
  • Ahrons, E.L. (1927). The British Steam Railway Locomotive from 1825 to 1925. London Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 187.
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