SECR C class

SECR C Class
C class 592 after its latest overhaul, August 2007.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Harry Wainwright Build date 1900-1908
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Fuel type coal Boiler pressure 160 psi Cylinders 4 Cylinder size 18½"x26"
Performance figures Tractive effort 19,520 lb

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) C Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive.

109 were built between 1900 and 1908 to a design by Harry Wainwright. In 1917 685 was converted into a S Class 0-6-0ST. 107 entered service with British Railways in 1948. Many lasted until the Kent Coast electrification in 1959-1960 and three of them (31271, 31280, 31592) remained in Departmental stock until 1966.

Dimensions

• Tender locomotive
• BR Power classification, 2F
• Locomotive weight, 43 tons 16 cwt, Tender, not known
• Boiler pressure, 160 psi
• Superheater, No
• Cylinders, 18½"x26"
• Driving wheel diameter, 5'2"
• Tractive effort, 19,520 lb
• Valve gear, Stephenson

Preservation

File:592 SECR C Class & USA tank.jpg

Preserved No. 592 pilots an ex-USATC S100 Class No. 30064 near Freshfield on the Bluebell Railway.

C class 592 after its latest overhaul, August 2007.

One, 592 (Southern Railway 1592, BR 31592) has been preserved on the Bluebell Railway. It has recently returned to traffic after its most recent overhaul.

In Fiction

In Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends the protype is for the character Mandy.

External links

• SEMG page
• Railuk database
• Preserved locomotive database entry for 592
• Bluebell Railway page for 592