The North Eastern Railway Class S3, classified B16 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed traffic work. It was designed by Vincent Raven and introduced in 1920. The earlier members of this class were fitted with Westinghouse Brakes - all of this equipment was removed during the 1930s.

The Raven Class B16 (NER Class S3) 4-6-0s. Vincent Raven's Class S3 (LNER B16) was a culmination of the North Eastern Railway's (NER) development of the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement started by Wilson Worsdell's Class S (LNER B13). When they first appeared in 1919, the B16s were described as "fast goods" locomotives, but this was later changed to the ...

B16/2 is a modified B16. Occasionally such modifications would be so substantial that a completely new class number would be given (eg. an A3 is a modified A1). Modifications of the same class typically share the same webpage.

2012年9月21日 · I started work on B16/2 61437 today, some notes and photos. This loco is from a PDK kit with some modifications, the kit seems basically good, all the parts fit well so far and it's etched in .015" brass and nickel silver rather than the 10 or 12 thou that most manufacturers use.

This is the Signature Models kit which can build either the B16/2 or B16/3 locos. Will restock end May 2024.

2023年4月20日 · The B16/3 were a later 16 re-builds done by Thompson, these have the distinction of being slightly shorter than the preceding re-builds, having three sets of Walschaerts instead of the two and the conjugated set of the /2. They were also left-hand drive as opposed to the right-hand drive of the /2.

Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 70.

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