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Not to be confused with LCDR R class.

SER R class
Southern Railway
ClassR
Withdrawn1931–1943
Disposition13 rebuilt as R1 class (see below); all scrapped

The SER R class was a class of

South Eastern Railway
.

History

For many years the

shunting. When trains were to be shunted, this was usually carried out any locomotive which happened to be idle at the time, which was often unsuitable; and sometimes this caused delays to other trains which should have been run using the commandeered locomotive.[1]

Several other railways favoured the

Ashford Works between 1888 and 1898.[2][3] As was typical of Stirling's designs, several components were shared with existing designs; the domeless boilers were of the same type as was fitted to his O class 0-6-0 and Q class 0-4-4T.[4]

Their SER numbers were scattered between 10 and 174, and in a continuous block from 335 to 342.[3] These numbers were retained under the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, although from 1900 the livery changed from black to green.[5]

Table of orders and numbers
Year Quantity SER Nos.
1888 4 335–338
1889 4 339–342
1890 3 10, 77, 147
1892 6 124, 128, 152–154, 174
1895 4 47, 125–127
1898 4 69, 70, 107, 155

The three 1890 locomotives (nos. 10, 77, 147) were built with short chimneys giving an overall height of 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) to give sufficient clearance for working the Whitstable branch, which had a low tunnel. Normally, two would work the branch from Canterbury West shed whilst the third was spare at Ashford, but to provide relief for the 1890 locomotives when one was undergoing overhaul, no. 124 was also given a short chimney in March 1893.[6]

Three of the 1892 locomotives were built for the

Folkestone Harbour Branch, where the existing locomotives, Mansell 0-6-0T nos. 152–154, were only fourteen years old, but required several modifications in order to comply with Board of Trade regulations regarding passenger trains. In particular they needed to be equipped with the automatic vacuum brake which would itself require the locomotives to have stronger frames. Their boilers would also become due for replacement soon, and it was decided that the provision of three new R class locomotives would be more economic, and these took the same numbers as the locomotives that they replaced, which were scrapped. R class nos. 152–154 were transferred to other parts of the SER system in 1898, and were replaced on the Folkestone Harbour Branch by newly-built nos. 69, 70 and 107.[7]

R1 class

This article is about the 0-6-0T class. It is not to be confused with LCDR R1 class.
SECR R1 class
Southern Railway
  • → Southern Region of British Railways
    • ClassSECR/SR: R1
    Withdrawn1949–1960
    DispositionAll scrapped

    Between 1910 and 1922,[3] 13 of the SER R class 0-6-0T were rebuilt by the SECR with Wainwright-design domed boilers of the same type as were used on the SECR H class 0-4-4T.[8] These rebuilds were classified R1, but their capabilities and duties did not change substantially.

    Table of rebuilding to R1 class
    Year Quantity SECR Nos.
    1910 1 69
    1911 1 339
    1912 2 147, 154
    1913 4 10, 47, 128, 340
    1914 3 107, 127, 174
    1915 1 335
    1922 1 337

    Renumbering

    Many of the locomotives were renumbered up to three times: from 1924 the

    British Railways
    , the numbers were further increased by 30000, becoming 31010 etc.

    Withdrawal

    One R class locomotive (no. 341) was withdrawn in 1914 due to accident damage.[10] The other 11 locomotives which had not been rebuilt to the R1 class were withdrawn between 1931 and 1943.[11] Of the 13 R1 class rebuilds, one was withdrawn in 1949, two in 1955, three in 1958 and five in 1959; after August 1959, only nos. 31047 and 31337 were left, and these were withdrawn in March and February 1960 respectively.[12]

    Table of withdrawals
    Year R class in
    service at
    start of year    		 R1 class in
    service at
    start of year    		 Quantity
    withdrawn    		 Locomotive numbers Notes
    1931 11 13 1 1342
    1932 10 13 1 1077
    1934 9 13 3 1126, 1152, 1338
    1935 6 13 1 1153
    1937 5 13 1 1125
    1939 4 13 1 1155
    1941 3 13 1 1336
    1942 2 13 1 1070
    1943 1 13 1 1124
    1949 0 13 1 1127
    1955 — 12 2 31154, 31335
    1958 — 10 2 31069, 31147
    1959 — 8 6 31010, 31107, 31128, 31174, 31339, 31340
    1960 — 2 2 31047, 31337

    Models

    The

    contemporary BR emblem;[16] it has been stated that the two running numbers were carefully chosen to match the numbers of the last two in service,[17] but in fact at the time of the withdrawal of 31340, there were still six others in service.[3] They were announced in Meccano Magazine in September 1960,[18] and remained in production until the collapse of the Meccano group in 1964.[18][19]

    Notes

    1. ^ a b Bradley 1985, p. 193.
    2. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 193–194.
    3. ^ a b c d Bradley 1985, pp. 203–204.
    4. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 194, 197.
    5. ^ Bradley 1985, p. 196.
    6. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 194–5.
    7. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 133, 196.
    8. ^ Bradley 1985, p. 197.
    9. ^ Bradley 1985, p. 199.
    10. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 198, 204.
    11. ^ Bradley 1985, p. 204.
    12. ^ Bradley 1985, pp. 202–204.
    13. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 17.
    14. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 46.
    15. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 55.
    16. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, pp. 130, 133.
    17. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 130.
    18. ^ a b Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 339.
    19. ^ Foster & Ellis 1993, p. 133.

    References

    • Bradley, D.L. (September 1985) [1963]. The Locomotive History of the South Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). London:
      ISBN 0-901115-48-7
      .
    • Foster, Michael; Ellis, Alan F. (1993) [1980]. Vol. 3: Hornby Dublo Trains 1938-1964. The Hornby Companion Series. London: New Cavendish Books.
      ISBN 0-904568-18-0
      .
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