BNCR Class B

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Wheelbase	39 ft 0+1⁄2 in (11.90 m)
Length	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.54 m)
Width	8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
Height	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Axle load	14 ton 0 cwt +; 12 ton 6 cwt
Adhesive weight	26 long tons 6 cwt (58,900 lb or 26.7 t)
Loco weight	39 long tons 17 cwt (89,300 lb or 40.5 t)
Tender weight	28 long tons 17 cwt (64,600 lb or 29.3 t)
Total weight	68 long tons 14 cwt (153,900 lb or 69.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	2,090 imp gal (9,500 L; 2,510 US gal)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	87.91 sq ft (8.167 m2)
• Tubes	705.24 sq ft (65.519 m2); (later arrangement)
• Total surface	795.15 sq ft (73.872 m2)
Cylinders	Two
High-pressure cylinder	LHS: 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder	RHS: 23.25 in × 24 in (591 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Train brakes	Automatic vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date	1897–1898
Total produced	5

BNCR Class B
BNCR Class B
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Build date	1897–1898
Total produced	5
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B
Gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Wheelbase	39 ft 0+1⁄2 in (11.90 m)
Length	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.54 m)
Width	8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
Height	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Axle load	14 ton 0 cwt +; 12 ton 6 cwt
Adhesive weight	26 long tons 6 cwt (58,900 lb or 26.7 t)
Loco weight	39 long tons 17 cwt (89,300 lb or 40.5 t)
Tender weight	28 long tons 17 cwt (64,600 lb or 29.3 t)
Total weight	68 long tons 14 cwt (153,900 lb or 69.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	2,090 imp gal (9,500 L; 2,510 US gal)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	87.91 sq ft (8.167 m2)
• Tubes	705.24 sq ft (65.519 m2); (later arrangement)
• Total surface	795.15 sq ft (73.872 m2)
Cylinders	Two
High-pressure cylinder	LHS: 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder	RHS: 23.25 in × 24 in (591 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Train brakes	Automatic vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	11,560 lbf (51.4 kN)
Factor of adh.	5.09
Operators
Career
Operators	BNCR; NCC;
Numbers	24, 59–62
Withdrawn	1924–1932
Disposition	All rebuilt as classes U1, B1 and B2

The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Class B was a class of 4-4-0 two-cylinder compound steam locomotives that was introduced for passenger service in the north-east of Ireland during the late 1890s.