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B4 CLASS

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The B4 Class locos were designed by William Adams and twenty were delivered between 1891 and 1893. They had inside Stephenson valve gear but outside cylinders, and no coal bunkers, the coal being stored in the cab. on the footplate inside the cab. As built they had stovepipe chimneys, later replaced by a lipped version under Dugald Drummond. Some also had cut away cabs to improve visibility. They had a wheelbase of just 8ft, designed for shunting in locations with sharp curves, such as the dockyard at Devonport and as pilots at the major stations. Drummond designed a class of five similar locomotives in 1907, initially designated as K14, one of which, the eventual No. 30084, was the last locomotive to be built at Nine Elms. Later Urie merged the K14s with the rest of the B4 class. Following the purchase of Southampton Docks by the LSWR, the B4s were destined to become the key motive power there for forty odd years, and many of the class were named in connection with French and Channel Island resorts. The rest were employed as depot shunters around the LSWR/SR system and at special locations like Dover docks, Poole Quay and Devonport.

Following the introduction of the SR USA class to Southampton Docks in 1947, many of the class were made redundant. Withdrawals began in May 1948, but eleven were sold during 1948/9 for industrial use. Withdrawals resumed in 1957 following the introduction of diesel shunters and by 1961 only three survived, all of which which were withdrawn in 1963.

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B4 Class- 30083  Eastleigh
B4 Class- 30083 Eastleigh
30083-MF1290
B4 Class 30083  Eastleigh mpd
B4 Class 30083 Eastleigh mpd
30083-SS0015
Guildford mpd, Surrey, with the B4 Class shed pilot visible
Guildford mpd, Surrey, with the B4 Class shed pilot visible
30083x-SS1275
B4 Class 30084 Dover
B4 Class 30084 Dover
30084-SM0311
B4 Class 30086  Guildford
B4 Class 30086 Guildford
30086-MF0061
B4 Class- 30086 Guildford
B4 Class- 30086 Guildford
30086-MF2441-ARCHIVE
B4 Class 30087 Bournemouth
B4 Class 30087 Bournemouth
30087-MF0817
B4 Class 30088  Eastleigh
B4 Class 30088 Eastleigh
30088-MF1296
B4 Class- 30088 Plymouth Friary mpd
B4 Class- 30088 Plymouth Friary mpd
30088-MF2464-ARCHIVE
B4 Class- 30089 Eastleigh
B4 Class- 30089 Eastleigh
30089-A3606
B4 Class- 30089 Guildford mpd
B4 Class- 30089 Guildford mpd
30089-DS0050
B4 Class 30089 Eastleigh
B4 Class 30089 Eastleigh
30089-MF0820
B4 Class 30089  Plymouth Friary
B4 Class 30089 Plymouth Friary
30089-MF1289
B4 Class 30093  Bournemouth
B4 Class 30093 Bournemouth
30093-MF1297x
B4 Class 30096  Eastleigh
B4 Class 30096 Eastleigh
30096-MF1277
B4 Class- 30096  Eastleigh
B4 Class- 30096 Eastleigh
30096-MF1288
B4 Class- 30102 Eastleigh
B4 Class- 30102 Eastleigh
30102-A5809
B4 Class 30102 Eastleigh
B4 Class 30102 Eastleigh
30102-MF0745
M7 Class 30102 Bournemouth area
M7 Class 30102 Bournemouth area
30102-MF0818x
B4 Class- 30102 Winchester
B4 Class- 30102 Winchester
30102-MF2057
B4 Class 30102 T9 Class 120 Eastleigh
B4 Class 30102 T9 Class 120 Eastleigh
30102-SM0864
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