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LBSCR E6/E6x Class

photograph: Mike Morant collection.

E6x class N°2411 photographed in later Southern Railway days. The extended boiler and smokebox, the latter on a saddle, are noticeably different from the E6 locos in the other photos below.

RJ Billinton's class E6 0-6-2 radial tank engine was introduced the month after his death on 7 November 1904. Very similar to his E5 class, they differed in having the steamchest under the cylinders, which were increased from 17½ ins to 18 ins in diameter and were fitted with outside brake rods. The intention was to build the last two locomotives as 0-8-0 tanks for use at Willow Walk and Brighton Lower Yard but this plan was changed, most probably due to opposition from the Civil Engineer! N°414 Piccadilly saw the end of the habit of naming Brighton locomotives, from 415 onwards they just carried numbers with a few exceptions, such as H1 Atlantic La France.

In 1911 407 and 411 were rebuilt with longer boiler and smokebox, the latter sitting on a saddle, and re-classified E6x in line with standard Brighton practice. All survived to see British Railways service, having spent their long careers shunting and working local goods traffic.

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E6 410

E6 class N°410 is seen here at an unknown location during LBSCR days.
Photograph: Mike Morant collection.
E6 32415
Brighton

E6 class N°32415 photographed at Brighton during August 1950.
Photograph: Mike Morant collection.
E6 32416
Ashford
E6 class N°32416 photographed at Ashford works during the early 1960s.
Photograph by John Roffey.
E6 32408

E6 class N°32408 photographed in later British Railways livery.
Photograph: Mike Morant collection.

Technical Details

Introduced:	December 1904
Driving Wheel:	4 ft 6 ins
Trailing Wheel:	4 ft
Length:	32 ft 4½ ins
Total Weight:	E6: 61 tons 0 cwt
	E6x: 63 tons 0 cwt
Cylinders (2):	18 in x 26 in
Boiler Pressure:	160-175 lb sq in
Tractive Effort:	E6: 21,215 lb
	E6x: 23,000 lb
Power Classification:	3-F

Data

LBSC N°	SR N° #	BR N°	Name	Built	Withdrawn
407* 408 409 410 411* 412 413 414 415 416 417 418	2407 2408 2409 2410 2411 2412 2413 2414 2415 2416 2417 2418	32407 32408 32409 32410 32411 32412 32413 32414 32415 32416 32417 32418	Worplesdon Binderton Graffham Chilgrove Blackheath Tandridge Fenchurch Piccadilly - - - -	Dec 1904 Dec 1904 Dec 1904 Mar 1905 May 1905 July 1905 July 1905 Oct 1905 Oct 1905 Nov 1905 Dec 1905 Dec 1905	Nov 1957 Dec 1962 Jan 1958 Jun 1961 Feb 1959 Sep 1957 Nov 1958 Jun 1958 Sep 1961 Feb 1962 Dec 1962 Dec 1962
# Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the LBSC numbers with the added prefix 'B' * converted to class E6x in 1911

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