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The North Eastern Railway Class S2 - London and North Eastern Railway Class B15 - was a mixed-traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. The design was based on NER Class S.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2016)

NER Class S2 LNER Class B15
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Vincent Raven Build date 1911-1913 Total produced 20 Rebuild date All rebuilt by 1928
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Leading dia. 3 ft 7+1⁄4 in (1.099 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.861 m) Wheelbase 26 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.938 m) engine 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender 50 ft 8+1⁄4 in (15.450 m) total Axle load 19.4 long tons (19.7 t) Loco weight 71.1 long tons (72.2 t) Tender weight 44 long tons (45 t) Total weight 115.1 long tons (116.9 t) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 23 sq ft (2.1 m2) Boiler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa) Heating surface 1,730 sq ft (161 m2)  • Tubes 723 sq ft (67.2 m2)  • Flues 506 sq ft (47.0 m2)  • Firebox 140 sq ft (13 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 361 sq ft (33.5 m2) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (510 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 21,115 lbf (93.92 kN)
Career Operators North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway Retired 1937-1947 Disposition All scrapped

Accidents and incidents

• On 14 February 1920, locomotive No. 787 was hauling a freight train which was involved in a head-on collision with a freight train hauled by locomotive No. 788 at Skelton, Yorkshire.[1]

References

External links

• The Raven Class B15 (NER Class S2) 4-6-0s LNER Encyclopedia

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