SECR F1 class

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SECR F1 class

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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SECR F1 class
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Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHarry Wainwright
BuilderAshford Works
Rebuild date1903–1919
Number rebuilt76
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-4-0
  UIC2′B
Gauge4 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)
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
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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:

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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
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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 crashed into a lorry at Lasham, between Basingstoke and Alton, for the film 'the Wrecker'. The remains were cut up on site.[4]

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