1+1⁄2 to 2+1⁄2 long tons (1.5 to 2.5 t; 1.7 to 2.8 short tons)
Water cap.
1,350 to 1,150 imp gal (6,100 to 5,200 L; 1,620 to 1,380 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
16+2⁄3 sq ft (1.55 m2)
Boiler pressure
160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
102+1⁄4 sq ft (9.50 m2)
• Tubes
1,002+1⁄2 sq ft (93.14 m2)
• Total surface
1,104+3⁄4 sq ft (102.63 m2)
Cylinders
Two, inside
Cylinder size
18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
17,360 lbf (77.22 kN)
Career
Operators
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
→ Southern Railway
→ British Railways
Class
SECR / SR: H
Power class
BR: 1P
Locale
Southern Region
Withdrawn
1944, 1951–1964
Disposition
One preserved, remainder scrapped
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) H Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive originally designed for suburban passenger work, designed by Harry Wainwright in 1904. Most of the sixty-six members of the class were later equipped for push-pull working for use on rural branch lines.
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) HClass is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive originally designed for suburban passenger work, designed by...
The SECR N class was a type of 2-6-0 ("mogul") steam locomotive designed in 1914 by Richard Maunsell for mixed-traffic duties on the South Eastern and...
South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) for a number of years. However, they were displaced by the more powerful C class locomotives following the amalgamation...
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 SECRHclass 0-4-4T. These...
Railway for £3,300 each, where they became that company's class G. An offer from the SECR to purchase the first five as well, but at £3,325 each, was...
The SECR J class was a class of 0-6-4T steam tank locomotive built for heavy freight service on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, by Harry Wainwright...
The SECR K class was a type of 2-6-4 tank locomotive designed in 1914 by Richard Maunsell for express passenger duties on the South Eastern and Chatham...
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...
The SECR N1 class was a type of 3-cylinder 2-6-0 ('mogul') steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for mixed traffic duties, initially on the South...
powerful SECRHclass. Others remained in the London area on empty stock workings, notably between Clapham Junction and Waterloo station. The class was gradually...
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...
since all of their numbers were required for new locomotives of the SECRHclass, the remaining locomotives were transferred to the duplicate list the...
205 class (later G class) dating from 1863–64; seven 0-4-4WT of the 235 class (later J class) dating from 1866; six 0-4-2WT of the 73 class (later H class)...
The LCDR R1 class was a class of 0-4-4T locomotives on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR), which were based on an existing London, Chatham and...
Maunsell's earlier SECR K (“River”) class 2-6-4 tank locomotives. The first 20 members of the U class were rebuilds of the K class locomotives, one of...
locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. All 10 (SECR nos. 600-609) survived into Southern Railway ownership in 1923. Three survived...
deviation from even spacing being a suggestion by Harold Holcroft of the SECR which enabled the outside cylinders to be perfectly horizontal. Gresley conjugated...
former Great Northern main line for performance trials against the SECR K and K1 class tanks following the Sevenoaks railway accident in 1927. The tests...
of the former GWR engineer Harold Holcroft, who had been recruited by the SECR as one of Maunsell's assistants. At Holcroft's suggestion, the rebuilt locomotive...
Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) sought permission to electrify certain lines in London. On 1 January 1923, the LSBC, LSWR and SECR were merged into the Southern...
the class letter H. The locomotives were then given the numbers 113–126. All were still in service when the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) was...
design the 4300 class 2-6-0 Moguls, and took the design principles for this class of locomotive with him when he moved to the SECR. Here, he worked as...
people were injured. On 11 March 1913, a passenger train, hauled by SECRHClass 0-4-4T No. 324, failed to stop at the station. It pushed a van through...
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