SECR H class

SECR H class

Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = SECR H class


caption = Preserved H class no. 263 pilots "Terrier" "Fenchurch" up Holywell Bank
on the Bluebell Railway, 6 September 1981
designer = Harry Wainwright
builder = SECR Ashford Works
builddate = 1904–1909, 1919
totalproduction = 66
whytetype = 0-4-4T
uicclass= B2'
gauge = RailGauge|sg|lk=on
driversize = convert|5|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on
trailingsize =
length =
weight = 54 tons 8 cwt (121,900 lb / 55.27 tonnes)
fueltype = Coal
fuelc

waterc

cylindercount = Two, inside
cylindersize = 18 × 26 in (457×660 mm)
firearea =
boilerpressure = convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on
tractiveeffort = convert|17360|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on|lk=on
railroad=South Eastern and Chatham Railway (1904–1922), Southern Railway (1923–1947), British Railways (1948–1962)
railroadclass= SECR & SR: H
BR: 1P
retiredate = 1944–1962
disposition=One preserved, remainder scrapped

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) H Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for passenger work, designed by Harry Wainwright.

Overview

Sixty-four were built between 1904 and 1909, with a further two being erected in 1915 on the orders of Richard Maunsell. These had been ordered and their components built, but not erected earlier.

All entered Southern Railway stock in 1923 and had 1000 added to their numbers.

Two were withdrawn during the Second World War, but the remaining 64 entered British Railways stock in 1948. BR added 30000 to their numbers. The BR numbers were in the range 31005-31554 but there were many gaps because the H class numbers were jumbled up with other classes.

Some members of the H class were equipped for push-pull train working in 1949.

Preservation

One locomotive, SECR No. 263 (SR 1263, BR 31263), survives and has been steamed on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. This engine received major repairs in the 1990s to enable it to continue in service, including an entire new rear frame section, but it is now again out of use awaiting a full overhaul.

ources

* Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 53

External links

* [http://www.semgonline.com/steam/hclass_01.html SEMG gallery]
* [http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=H Railuk database]
* [http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=263&NA=&CL=H&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO= Preserved locomotive database entry for No. 263]
* [http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pics/h-class.html Bluebell Railway page]


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