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SR Q1 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1942· class of 40 0-6-0 locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SR Bulleid "Q1" Class 0-6-0 No.33020: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. SR Bulleid Q1 Class 33020 (8255955434): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. 33027 at Birchden junction (1964): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 33036 near Baynards (1963): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Feltham - 30495 33023: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 6. 33001 Brighton Station Open Day 1973 - 28412330103: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. C1 (9243281170): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Class Q1 locomotive at Horsted Keynes: Dr Neil Clifton· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Q1 class 33001, Sheffield Park workshops: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 10. SR 1178 & 33001 at sheffield park: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The SR Q1 class is a type of austerity steam locomotive constructed during the Second World War. The class was designed by Oliver Bulleid for use on the intensive freight turns experienced during wartime on the Southern Railway network. A total of 40 locomotives were built.
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 84 years ago, in 1942.
- Served for 24 years (1942–1966).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1942
- in service from
- 1942
- retired
- 1966
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works, Ashford Works
- designer
- Oliver Bulleid
- operators
- Southern Railway, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7392901, Wikipedia: SR Q1 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.