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The SECR F1 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The class was rebuilt from older Stirling F class locomotives by Harry Wainwright between 1903 and 1919.[1]
Numbering
Seventy-six locomotives were rebuilt and 75 survived into Southern Railway (SR) ownership on 1 January 1923 with random numbers between 2 and 250. Nine locomotives survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.[2] Numbers of these nine were:
| SECR no. | SR no. | BR no. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1002 | 31002 |
| 28 | 1028 | 31028 |
| 31 | 1031 | 31031 |
| 42 | 1042 | 31042 |
| 78 | 1078 | 31078 |
| 105 | 1105 | 31105 |
| 151 | 1151 | 31151 |
| 215 | 1215 | 31215 |
| 231 | 1231 | 31231 |
Accidents and incidents
- In August 1926, a F1 class locomotive overran buffers at London Bridge and crashed into a brewery.[3]
- On 19 August 1928 A148 was deliberately crashed into a lorry at Lasham, between Basingstoke and Alton, for the film 'the Wrecker'. The remains were cut up on site.[4]
References
- ↑ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 25, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0711005524
- ↑ "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 34. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
- ↑ Holcroft. Locomotive Adventure Vol 2.
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