NER Class S3
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The North Eastern Railway
Class S3, classified B16 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0
steam locomotive
designed for mixed traffic work. It was designed by Vincent Raven
and introduced in 1920.
(LNER) in 1923 and some of them were rebuilt as shown below. Sixty-nine passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 61400-61468. The last B16 was scrapped in 1964 and none has been preserved.
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
Class S3, classified B16 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
designed for mixed traffic work. It was designed by Vincent Raven
Vincent Raven
Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE was chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922.- Biography :...
and introduced in 1920.
Post-NER
The locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
(LNER) in 1923 and some of them were rebuilt as shown below. Sixty-nine passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 61400-61468. The last B16 was scrapped in 1964 and none has been preserved.
Sub-classes
- B16/1 Introduced 1920, NER design by Vincent RavenVincent RavenSir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE was chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922.- Biography :...
with inside Stephenson valve gearStephenson valve gearThe Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engine. It is named after Robert Stephenson but was actually invented by his employees.... - B16/2 Introduced 1937, LNER rebuild of B16/1 by Nigel GresleyNigel GresleySir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4...
with Gresley conjugated valve gearGresley conjugated valve gearThe Gresley conjugated valve gear is a valve gear for steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chief mechanical engineer of the LNER, assisted by Harold Holcroft... - B16/3 Introduced 1944, LNER rebuild of B16/1 by Edward ThompsonEdward Thompson (engineer)Edward Thompson was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway between 1941 and 1946.- Biography :Edward Thompson was the son of an assistant master at Marlborough College. He was educated at Marlborough before taking the Mechanical Science Tripos at Pembroke College,...
with three sets of Walschaerts valve gear