LB&SCR E3 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 weight	56 long tons 15 cwt (127,100 lb or 57.7 t); (63.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2.5 t (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Water cap.	1,377 imp gal (6,260 L; 1,654 US gal)
Boiler pressure	158: 150 psi (1.03 MPa); 453–462: 160 psi (1.10 MPa); 165–170: 170 psi (11.72 bar; 1.17 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm), later 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. J. Billinton
Builder	Brighton Works
Build date	1891 and 1894–1895
Total produced	17

LB&SCR E3 class
LB&SCR E3 class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. J. Billinton
Builder	Brighton Works
Build date	1891 and 1894–1895
Total produced	17
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 weight	56 long tons 15 cwt (127,100 lb or 57.7 t); (63.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2.5 t (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Water cap.	1,377 imp gal (6,260 L; 1,654 US gal)
Boiler pressure	158: 150 psi (1.03 MPa); 453–462: 160 psi (1.10 MPa); 165–170: 170 psi (11.72 bar; 1.17 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm), later 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	453–462: 20,055 lbf (89.2 kN); 165–170: 21,305 lbf (94.8 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	LBSC, SR, BR
Class	E3
Power class	BR: 3F
Numbers	LBSC: 158, 453–462, 165–170
Withdrawn	1934, 1949–1959
Disposition	All 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.

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