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SECR J Class 0-6-4T

photograph: Mike Morant collection J class N°1595 on shed at Gillingham on 12th February 1939.

The SECR J Class passenger tanks were slightly unusual in that they were designed by Wainwright to work not just the SECR's own services, but to work any line south of London. The original drawings for the class were for a six-coupled radial tank with a boiler similar to that of the C Class to be called class N, but this idea was dropped and, in 1913, the first of the class appeared just as Wainwright's career with the SECR was drawing to a close. In all just five engines were made, the last to be built under his auspices (though the

Click on the thumbnails for a larger image. Clicking again will close the window. If there is a larger version, clicking on the 'F' key will display it. 1597   J class N°1597 on shed at an unknown location. Photograph: Mike Morant collection. 1597   Another phot od N°1597 at another unknown location, but looking a lot cleaner. Photograph: Mike Morant collection.

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Technical Details

Introduced: Driving Wheel: Bogie Wheel: Total Weight: Water Capacity: Cylinders (2): Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: Coal Capacity:

1913 5 ft 6 ins 3 ft 7 ins 70 tons 14 cwt 2,000 gals 19½ in x 26 in 160 lb sq in 20,370 lb 3 ton 10 cwt

Data

SECR N°	Built	1st SR N° #	2nd SR N° #	Date changed	Final SR N°	BR N°	Withdrawn
129	Oct 1913	A129	A596	May 1927	1596	31596	Apr 1951
207	Oct 1913	A207	A595	Mar 1928	1595	31595	Jul 1951
597	Nov 1913	A597	-	-	1597	31597	Oct 1950
611	Nov 1913	A611	A598	Sep 1927	1598	31598	Dec 1950
614	Dec 1913	A614	A599	Apr 1928	1599	31599	Nov 1949
# Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the SECR numbers with the added prefix 'A' although the new number may not have been applied until some time later

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