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K-class Torpedo Boats
K class or Class K may refer to: Railways * LB&SCR K class (1913), England * SECR K and SR K1 classes (1914), England * NZR K class (1877), New Zealand * NZR K class (1932), New Zealand * Tasmanian Government Railways K class, Tasmania * Victorian Railways K class, Australia * WAGR K class, steam, Western Australia * WAGR K class (diesel), Western Australia * K-class Melbourne tram * K-class Sydney tram Ships * K-class destroyer, British warships of World War II * German K class cruiser, German warships of World War II * K-class sloop, Dutch warships * K-class submarine (other), several classes of warships * British Columbia K-class ferry, Canadian ships * Sydney K-class ferry, Sydney Harbour ferries * K-class torpedo boat, Dutch warships Other uses * K-class blimp, blimps built for the US Navy * Class K, Stellar classification#Class_K, a classification for stars * Energy class, an earthquake magnitude scale {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LB&SCR K Class
The LB&SCR K class were powerful 2-6-0 Mixed-traffic locomotive, mixed traffic locomotives designed by L. B. Billinton for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in 1913. They appeared shortly before the First World War and the first ten examples of the class did prodigious work during that conflict on munitions, supply and troop trains. Further examples were built after the war, and the class was used as a test bed for various items of specialised equipment. However, after the formation of the Southern Railway in 1923 the remaining three locomotives on order were not completed and the seventeen members of the class led relatively quiet yet reliable lives over their traditional lines. The locomotives proved their usefulness once again during the Second World War, and continued to provide reliable service until the 1960s. The entire class was eventually withdrawn in 1962 for 'bookkeeping' rather than 'operational' reasons. Background Due to the nature of its traffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
