Furness Railway K1

Furness Railway 120 class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer W. F. Pettigrew
Builder Sharp, Stewart and Company
Serial number 3618–3621
Build date 1890
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-4-0
 • UIC 2′B
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1.715 m)
Loco weight 36 long tons 2 cwt (80,900 lb or 36.7 t)
Fuel capacity Coal
Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in2 (965 kPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 12,228 lbf (54.39 kN)
Career
Operators FR » LMS
Class 120 ("K1")
Numbers FR: 120–123
LMS: 10131–10134
Nicknames Seagulls
Withdrawn 1924–1927
Disposition All scrapped

The Furness Railway 120 class (classified K1 by Bob Rush)[1] or "Seagulls", were built a class of four 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built by Sharp Stewart and Company of Glasgow for the Furness Railway in 1890.

Transfer to LMS

They all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping.

Disposal

They were withdrawn between 1924 and 1927.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Furness Railway: locomotive history". SteamIndex. 26 January 2014.
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 103. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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