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	4-4-0
UIC class	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Withdrawn	1924–1927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They were withdrawn between 1924 and 1927.

References

↑ http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/furness.htm

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.

See also

Steam Locomotives of the Furness Railway

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