SER F class explained

SER F class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:James Stirling
Builddate:1883–1898
Totalproduction:88
Whytetype:4-4-0
Uicclass:2′B n2
Driverdiameter:7feet
Locoweight:42.5LT
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:1602NaN2
Cylindercount:Two,
Cylindersize:19x
Valvegear:Stephenson
Tractiveeffort:151951NaN1
Operatorclass:F
Numinclass:1 January 1923: 12
Withdrawndate:1925–1930
Disposition:All scrapped

The SER F class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern Railway. The class was designed by James Stirling and introduced in 1883.[1]

Rebuilding

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899 and 76 were rebuilt by Harry Wainwright to Class F1 between 1903 and 1919.

Numbering

Twelve unrebuilt locomotives survived into Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923 with random numbers between 22 and 241. All had been withdrawn by 1930.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 24, Ian Allan, 1974,
  2. Book: Trevena, Arthur . Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. . 1981 . Atlantic Books . Redruth . 0-906899-03-6 . 10 .