LB&SCR E3 class

LB&SCR E3 class
No. 168 Southborough in 1905, originally classed F.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Stroudley (prototype), later R. J. Billinton
BuilderBrighton Works
Build date1891 and 1894–1895
Total produced17
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-2T
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Trailing dia.4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Loco weight56 long tons 15 cwt (127,100 lb or 57.7 t)
(63.6 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2.5 t (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Water cap.1,377 imp gal (6,260 L; 1,654 US gal)
Boiler pressure158: 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
453–462: 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
165–170: 170 psi (11.72 bar; 1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm), later 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort453–462: 20,055 lbf (89.2 kN)
165–170: 21,305 lbf (94.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsLBSC, SR, BR
ClassE3
Power classBR: 3F
NumbersLBSC: 158, 453–462, 165–170
Withdrawn1934, 1949–1959
DispositionAll scrapped

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E3 class were 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotives. One prototype was designed by William Stroudley shortly before his death, but was completed by R. J. Billinton, who later built sixteen further locomotives.