SECR C class

what is it?

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) C Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Harry Wainwright and built between 1900 and 1908. They were designed for freight duties, although often used for passenger trains too. They operated over the lines of the railway in London and south-east England until the early 1960s.

who runs it

SESouth Eastern and Chatham RailwaySouthern RailwayBritish RailSRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 43.7 tin working order
• built 109made 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 126 years ago, in 1900.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 62 years (1900–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1900–1908

in service from

1900

retired

1962

status

preserved

number built

109

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Neilson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company, Ashford Works, Longhedge 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

0-6-0

weight

43.7 t

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