SECR H class

what is it?

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.

who runs it

SESouth Eastern and Chatham RailwaySouthern RailwayBritish RailSRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 54.9 tin working order
• built 66made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 122 years ago, in 1904.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏9.8 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 60 years (1904–1964).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1904–1915

in service from

1904

retired

1964

status

preserved

number built

66

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Ashford Works

designer

Harry Wainwright

operators

South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-4T

length

9.8 m

weight

54.9 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.