LBSCR E3 Class 0-6-2T steam locomotive withdrawn 1955 at Brighton shed in October 1952
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E3 Class were 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotives. Seventeen were built and they were designed by R. J. Billinton. This was the first 0-6-2 Tank built by Billinton for the LBSCR. Known as "Small Radials" they were based on Stroudley's solitary radial tank built in 1891. Although designed for light goods service, Westinghouse air brakes were fitted to enable them to work secondary passenger services in place of the Class D1 D-tanks. The first of the E3 class entered traffic in December 1891 and was the first of some 134 0-6-2 radial tanks to be built for the LB&SCR. Designed as a goods locomotive, the first example was originally allocated to Fratton to work goods traffic along the coast line. It proved to be such a success that in 1894, once the original teething troubles had been rectified, R J Billinton brought out sixteen more, virtually the same, locomotives and classified all seventeen of them as Class E3. . All of the class, designed as goods engines, performed so well that they were frequently to be found on passenger services which led to Billinton designing the E4 class, an almost identical locomotive but with larger, 5' diameter, driving wheels. The prototype No. 158 was withdrawn in 1934, but the remainder all entered British Railways service in 1948 and were numbered 32165–32170 and 32453–32462. During the mid 1950s, fifteen of the locos were still in service. The first loco withdrawn by BR was 32457 in May 1949 from Tonbridge shed. The last loco withdrawn was 32165 in November 1959 from Norwood Junction shed. None survived into preservation
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Location: Brighton Station Sussex, UK
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