The LCDR A class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1875. The A1 and A2 classes were similar, but had larger driving wheels. The differences between the A1 and A2 classes were minor: in particular, the A2 class had a greater heating surface.
Numbering + Table of locomotives Class Manufacturer Serial nos. Date built LCDR nos. SECR nos. Notes A Neilson & Co. 1988–1996 Jul – Oct 1875 101–109 560–568 A Vulcan Foundry 750–755 Aug – Nov 1875 110–112, 65–70 569–571, 524–529 No. 570 withdrawn 1915 A1 Kitson & Co. 2300–2311 Feb – May 1880 163–174 622–633 A2 Robert Stephenson & Co. 2491–2496 Sep 1883 – Feb 1884 75–80 534–539
Ownership changes All the A, A1 and A2 class locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Number 570 was withdrawn in 1915 but the remaining locomotives passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. All had been withdrawn by 1926.
+ Table of withdrawals Year Quantity inservice atstart of year Quantitywithdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1915 36 1 570 1923 35 4 A526, A561, A566, A623 1925 31 14 A524, A525, A527–A529, A560, A564, A569, A535, A537, A538, A622, A624, A628 1926 17 17 A562, 563, 565, 567, 568, 571, 534, 536, 539, 625–627, 629–633
References
External links SECR Kirtley A1/A2 class 0-4-4T at Southern Railway E-Mail Group