- SECR P class
Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = SECR P class
caption = Preserved P Class 323 on theBluebell Railway .
designer =
builder = SECR Ashford Works
builddate = 1909 (2), 1910 (6)
totalproduction = 8
whytetype = 0–6–0T
uicclass = Cnt
gauge = RailGauge|ussg|lk=on
driversize = convert|3|ft|9.125|in|m|3|abbr=on
length =
weight = 28 tons 10 cwt (64,000 lb / 29.0 tonnes)
fueltype =Coal
fuelc
waterc
cylindercount = Two, inside
cylindersize = 12 × 18 in (305 × 457 mm)
valvegear = Stephenson
firearea =
superheatertype=None
boilerpressure = convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on
tractiveeffort = convert|7810|lbf|kN|abbr=on|lk=on
railroad =South Eastern and Chatham Railway , Southern Railway,British Railways
railroadclass =SECR / SR: P
BR: 0F
retiredate =1955–1961
disposition, Four preserved, four scrapped TheSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) P Class is a class ofsteam locomotive originally designed for lightweight passenger trains, and later used for shunting. They were based on theLB&SCR A1 Class "terriers" and eight were built in 1909 and 1910.Dimensions
*
Tank locomotive
* BRPower classification , 0F
* Locomotive weight, 28 tons 10 cwt (64,000 lb / 29.0 tonnes)
* Boiler pressure, convert|160|psi|MPa|2
*Superheater , No
* Cylinders, 12 × 18 in (305 × 457 mm)
*Driving wheel diameter, 3 ft frac|9|1|8| in (1.146 m)
*Tractive effort , 7,810 lbf (34.7 kN)
*Valve gear , StephensonPreservation
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 theKent & East Sussex Railway In fiction
In
The Railway Series book "Stepney the Bluebell Engine", Nos. 323 and 27 were featured as engines that Stepney was talking about when he visited the Island of Sodor. No. 323 was named 'Bluebell', the name it currently carries and No. 27 was named 'Primrose'. Both engines were seen without faces. "Bluebell" was also released as an ERTL model.External links
* [http://www.semgonline.com/steam/pclass_01.html SEMG page]
* [http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/locos/p-appeal.html P appeal]
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