| SECR Q1 class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Harry Wainwright |
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| Rebuild date | 1903–1917 |
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| Number rebuilt | 55 |
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| Career |
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| Operators | |
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| Class | Q1 |
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| Number in class | 1 January 1923: 47 |
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| Withdrawn | 1909–1930 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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The SECR Q1 class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The class was rebuilt from older Stirling Q class locomotives by Harry Wainwright between 1903 and 1917 by fitting the boiler that had been designed for the H class 0-4-4T in 1902–03.[1][2]
Numbering
Fifty-five locomotives were rebuilt at Ashford works, retaining their previous numbers which were scattered between 12 and 423. No. 324 was renumbered 324A in 1907; this and seven others were withdrawn between 1909 and 1914 (the boilers from these being used to rebuild further Q class locomotives to Q1) leaving 47 to enter Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923; between 1923 and 1926 all except seven (nos. 134, 141, 344, 354, 366, 413, 419) were repainted into SR green livery and their numbers were prefixed with the letter A to denote Ashford works. Withdrawal recommenced in 1925, and all had been withdrawn by the end of 1930.
Rebuilding and withdrawal
| Year |
Qty rebuilt |
Numbers |
Qty withdrawn |
Numbers |
Total in service at end of year
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| 1903 |
4 |
180, 184, 319, 362 |
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4
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| 1904 |
|
|
|
|
4
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| 1905 |
5 |
81, 134, 181, 303, 407 |
|
|
9
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| 1906 |
5 |
138, 146, 304, 324, 366 |
|
|
14
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| 1907 |
2 |
83, 350 |
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|
16
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| 1908 |
1 |
361 |
|
|
17
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| 1909 |
2 |
355, 359 |
2 |
319, 324A |
17
|
| 1910 |
4 |
351, 400, 404, 408 |
1 |
303 |
20
|
| 1911 |
|
|
1 |
181 |
19
|
| 1912 |
11 |
12, 85, 95, 141, 200, 343, 357, 367, 406, 412, 413 |
2 |
180, 304 |
28
|
| 1913 |
7 |
115, 168, 344, 364, 365, 403, 416 |
|
|
35
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| 1914 |
9 |
50, 58, 76, 224, 347, 348, 363, 402, 420 |
2 |
184, 407 |
42
|
| 1915 |
3 |
354, 419, 423 |
|
|
45
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| 1916 |
1 |
411 |
|
|
46
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| 1917 |
1 |
415 |
|
|
47
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| 1918–24 |
|
|
|
|
47
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| 1925 |
|
|
3 |
A224, A348, 354 |
44
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| 1926 |
|
|
20 |
A50, A58, A95, 134, 141, A168, A343, 344, A350, A357, A359, A363, 366, A402, A403, 413, A415, A416, 419, A423 |
24
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| 1927 |
|
|
9 |
A12, A76, A85, A138, A347, A351, A355, A404, A420 |
15
|
| 1928 |
|
|
8 |
A81, A83, A115, A146, A200, A365, A406, A411 |
7
|
| 1929 |
|
|
5 |
A361, A362, A400, A408, A412 |
2
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| 1930 |
|
|
2 |
A364, A367 |
0
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References
- ^ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 42, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0-7110-0552-4
- ^ Bradley, D.L. (September 1985) [1963]. The Locomotive History of the South Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). London: RCTS. p. 165. ISBN 0-901115-48-7. OCLC 642415860.