SECR J class

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SECR J class
Ashford Depot rare SE&CR locomotive geograph-2654083-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
J class 1598 at Ashford 1946
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Harry Wainwright
Builder Ashford Works
Build date1913
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-4T
   UIC C2′ h2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Axle load 18 long tons 14 cwt (41,900 lb or 19 t)
Adhesive weight 51 long tons 18 cwt (116,300 lb or 52.7 t)
Loco weight70 long tons 14 cwt (158,400 lb or 71.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3 long tons 5 cwt (7,300 lb or 3.3 t)
Water cap.2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area17.6 sq ft (1.64 m2)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox112 sq ft (10.4 m2)
  Tubes593 sq ft (55.1 m2)
  Flues294 sq ft (27.3 m2)
Superheater:
  TypeSchmidt
  Heating area234 sq ft (21.7 m2)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 19+12 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm)
Valve type8-inch (203 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 20,400 lbf (90.74 kN)
Career
Operators
Class SECR / SR: J
Withdrawn1949–1951
DispositionAll scrapped

The SECR J class was a class of 0-6-4T steam tank locomotive built for heavy freight service on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, by Harry Wainwright.

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History

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) had a need for versatile mixed traffic locomotives which could accelerate quickly so as not to impede the heavy passenger traffic on the densely used lines around London. Following the success of his C class 0-6-0 and his H class 0-4-4T Harry Wainwright sought to combine their good features but was limited by weight restrictions on many lines. The result was an 0-6-4 tank. [1] Five locomotives were constructed at Ashford during 1913, but Wainwright retired soon afterwards and no more were constructed. The class were moderately successful on a variety of secondary passenger and freight services. All had completed more than one million miles at the time of their withdrawal between 1949 and 1951. [2] [3]

Numbering

The class were originally allocated unused numbers between 126 and 614. However, all but number 597 were renumbered by the Southern Railway in 1927/8 to create a unified sequence from A596 to A599. These later became 1596–1599, and then 31596–31599 under British Railways.

Locomotive Summary

J class locomotive fleet summary
SECR
No.
SR
No.
BR
No.
Date
Delivered
Date
Withdrawn
129A59631596October 1913September 1951
207A59531595October 1913April 1951
597A59731597November 1913October 1950
611A59831598November 1913December 1950
614A59931599December 1913November 1949

Sources

  1. Bradley 1980, p. 45.
  2. Bradley 1980, p. 48.
  3. Austin, David (2012). "The 'J' class engines of the SE&CR". The Southern Way. No. 20. pp. 84–93. ISBN   9781906419899.