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SER R class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Ashford Works· from 1888· class of 25 two-cylinder 0-6-0T locomotives

what is it?

The SER R class was a class of 0-6-0T locomotives on the South Eastern Railway.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 25made 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 138 years ago, in 1888.
  • Served for 72 years (1888–1960).

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

spec sheet

built
1888–1898
in service from
1888
retired
1960
status
retired
number built
25
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Ashford Works
designer
James Stirling
operators
South Eastern Railway, South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Southern Railway, Southern Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7389856, Wikipedia: SER R class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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