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SER F class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Ashford Works· from 1883· class of 88 two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The SER F class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern Railway. The class was designed by James Stirling and introduced in 1883.
who runs it
base stats
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 143 years ago, in 1883.
- Served for 47 years (1883–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1883–1898
- in service from
- 1883
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 88
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Ashford Works
- designer
- James Stirling
- operators
- South Eastern Railway, South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Southern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7389853, Wikipedia: SER F class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.