SECR F1 class

The SECR F1 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The class was rebuilt from older Stirling F class locomotives by Harry Wainwright between 1903 and 1919.[1]

SECR F1 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHarry Wainwright
BuilderAshford Works
Rebuild date1903–1919
Number rebuilt76
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
 • UIC2′B
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.7 ft 0 in (2.134 m)
Loco weight45.1 long tons (45.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure170 psi (1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,491 lbf (64.5 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassSECR/SR: F1
Number in class1 January 1923: 75
NicknamesJumbo
Withdrawn1920–1949
DispositionAll scrapped

Numbering

Seventy-six locomotives were rebuilt and 75 survived into Southern Railway (SR) ownership on 1 January 1923 with random numbers between 2 and 250. Nine locomotives survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.[2] Numbers of these nine were:

SECR no. SR no. BR no.
2 1002 31002
28 1028 31028
31 1031 31031
42 1042 31042
78 1078 31078
105 1105 31105
151 1151 31151
215 1215 31215
231 1231 31231

Accidents and incidents
  • In August 1926, a F1 class locomotive overran buffers at London Bridge and crashed into a brewery.[3]
  • On 19 August 1928 A148 was deliberately derailed at Lasham, between Basingstoke and Alton, for the film 'the Wrecker'.[4]

References
  1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 25, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0711005524
  2. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 34. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
  4. Holcroft. Locomotive Adventure Vol 2.
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