SER O class

what is it?

The South Eastern Railway (SER) O Class (some of which were later rebuilt, becoming the O1 Class) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for goods work, and were the main goods engines of the SER, and later the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) for a number of years. However, they were displaced by the more powerful C class locomotives following the amalgamation of the South Eastern Railway and London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1899. This relegated the class to working on the numerous branch lines in Kent, on both passenger and goods work.

who runs it

SESouth Eastern RailwaySESouth Eastern and Chatham RailwaySouthern RailwayBritish RailEKEast Kent Light RailwaySRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 41.7 tin working order
• built 122made 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 148 years ago, in 1878.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 83 years (1878–1961).

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

spec sheet

built

1878–1899

in service from

1878

retired

1961

status

preserved

number built

122

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sharp, Stewart and Company, Ashford Works

designer

James Stirling

operators

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

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

weight

41.7 t

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