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SECR Maunsell/Wainwright S Class 0-6-0ST
photograph: Mike Morant collection
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| During the 1914-18 War a secret "Q" port by the banks
of the River Stour was built under the Roman fortress at Richborough near
Sandwich in Kent. A railway was constructed from the main line, which passes
under the Saxon walls, to the banks of the Stour. The river mouth was dredged
and a new port of embarkation was created. A camp was established which was the
starting point of a ferry service for troops and munitions to France and
Flanders.
Vast amounts of military equipment - including locomotives - and arms were sent across from Richborough Port, using sea going barges and the very first roll-on roll-off ferries As a result the South Eastern and Chatham Railway urgently needed a heavy shunting engine. In 1917, as it transpired belated in the war, Maunsell resolved the problem by the simple expedient of converting a Wainwright C Class locomotive into a saddle tank. The frames were extended rear-wards to enable a bunker and a fully enclosed cab to be fitted and a 1,200 gallon saddle tank was fitted over the boiler. There was only one example, N°685, which was thus converted into an S Class 0-6-0ST for use as a heavy-duty shunter at Richborough.
After the War it was transferred to Bricklayers' Arms where it was used as a shunter until 1951. |
Technical Details
| Introduced: Driving Wheel: Weight: Water Capacity: Cylinders (2): Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: BR Power Classification: |
1917 5 ft 2 in 43 tons 16 cwt 3,300 galls 18½ in x 26 in 160 lb sq in 19,520 lbs 2-F |
| SECR N° | SR N° # | BR N° | Built | Built at | Withdrawn |
| 685 | 1685 | 31685 | 1917 (from C Class) | Neilson, Reid & Co | 1951 |
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