SECR P class
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Preserved P Class 323 on the Bluebell Railway. |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | SECR Ashford Works |
Build date | 1909 (2), 1910 (6) |
Total production | 8 |
Configuration | 0–6–0T |
UIC classification | Cnt |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
Driver size | 3 ft 9.125 in (1.146 m) |
Locomotive weight | 28 tons 10 cwt (64,000 lb / 29.0 tonnes) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Boiler pressure | 160 psi (1.10 MPa) |
Superheater type | None |
Cylinders | Two, inside |
Cylinder size | 12 × 18 in (305 × 457 mm) |
Valve gear | Stephenson |
Tractive effort | 7,810 lbf (34.7 kN) |
Career | South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Southern Railway, British Railways |
Class | SECR / SR: P BR: 0F |
Retired | 1955–1961 |
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) P Class is a class of steam locomotive originally designed for lightweight passenger trains, and later used for shunting. They were based on the LB&SCR A1 Class "terriers" and eight were built in 1909 and 1910.
[edit] Dimensions
- Tank locomotive
- BR Power classification, 0F
- Locomotive weight, 28 tons 10 cwt (64,000 lb / 29.0 tonnes)
- Boiler pressure, 160 pounds per square inch (1.10 MPa)
- Superheater, No
- Cylinders, 12 × 18 in (305 × 457 mm)
- Driving wheel diameter, 3 ft 91⁄8 in (1.146 m)
- Tractive effort, 7,810 lbf (34.7 kN)
- Valve gear, Stephenson
[edit] Preservation
No less than four (i.e. half the class!) have been preserved:
- No. 27, on the Bluebell Railway
- No. 178, on the Bluebell Railway
- No. 323, on the Bluebell Railway
- No. 753, on the Kent & East Sussex Railway
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