SECR C class

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**SECR C class**
Power type	Steam
C class 592 after its latest overhaul, August 2007.
Designer	Harry Wainwright
Builder	SECR Ashford Works (70) SECR Longhedge Works (9) Neilson, Reid & Co. (15) Sharp, Stewart & Co. (15)
Build date	1900–1908
Total production	109
Configuration	0-6-0
UIC classification	Cn
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Driver size	62 in (1.575 m)
Locomotive weight	43 tons 16 cwt
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Superheater type	None
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18½ × 26 in (470×660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort	19,520 lbf (86.83 kN)
Class	SECR / SR: C BR: 2F
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) C Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive.

1 History
2 S class conversion
3 Dimensions
4 Preservation
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The SECR held trials in November 1898 to decide on a standard freight locomotive design. Two existing 0-6-0 locomotives were tested: former London, Chatham and Dover Railway B2 class No. 194 designed by William Kirtley; and former South Eastern Railway O class No. 436 designed by James Stirling. The Kirtley design proved superior and a new order for 40 locomotives based on it was placed. These locomotives formed the first of the C class. ^[1]

A total of 109 C class locomotives were built between 1900 and 1908 to a design by Harry Wainwright. 107 examples entered service with British Railways in 1948. Many lasted until the Kent Coast electrification in 1959-1960 and three of them (31271, 31280, 31592) remained in Departmental stock until 1966.

[edit] S class conversion

In 1917, no. 685 was converted into an S class 0-6-0 ST.

[edit] Dimensions

Tender locomotive
BR Power classification, 2F
Locomotive weight, 43 tons 16 cwt, Tender, not known
Boiler pressure, 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Superheater, No
Cylinders, 18½"x26" ^[1]
Driving wheel diameter, 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) ^[1]
Tractive effort, 19,520 lbf (86.83 kN)
Valve gear, Stephenson

[edit] Preservation

Preserved No. 592 pilots an ex-USATC S100 Class No. 30064 near Freshfield on the Bluebell Railway.

C class 592 after its latest overhaul, August 2007.

One, 592 (Southern Railway 1592, BR 31592) has been preserved on the Bluebell Railway. It has recently returned to traffic after its most recent overhaul in 2007. In 1999 it featured as the Green Drogon in the Railway Children

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Aves, W.A.T. (February-March 2008). "The Locomotives Built at the Southern Railway Works - Ashford: Part 2 1900-1952". Locomotives Illustrated 169.

[edit] External links

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South Eastern and Chatham Railway Locomotives

SER

B. Cubitt (1842–1845):

J. Cudworth (1845–1876):

R. Mansell (1877–1878):

J. Stirling (1878–1898):	B • F • O • Q • R

LCDR

W. Cubitt (1853–1860):

W. Martley (1860–1874):

W. Kirtley (1874–1899):	A • A1 • A2 • B • B1 • B2 • M • M1 • M2 • M3 • R • R1 • T

SECR

Harry Wainwright (1899–1913):	B1 • C • D • E • F1 • H • J • L • O1 • P • Q1 • R1

R. E. L. Maunsell (1913–1922):	D1 • E1 • K • N • N1 • S