SECR F1 class

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SECR F1 class
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Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Harry Wainwright
Builder Ashford Works
Rebuild date1903–1919
Number rebuilt76
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-0
   UIC 2′B
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 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)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 14,491 lbf (64.5 kN)
Career
Operators
Class SECR/SR: F1
Number in class1 January 1923: 75
NicknamesJumbo
Withdrawn1920–1949
DispositionAll scrapped

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

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Numbering

Seventy-six locomotives were rebuilt, and 75 survived into Southern Railway (SR) ownership as of 1 January 1923. They were assigned random numbers ranging 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.
2100231002
28102831028
31103131031
42104231042
78107831078
105110531105
151115131151
215121531215
231123131231

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References

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  2. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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