0-6-0 Class C 'Wainwright' SECR Profile and Models

0-6-0 Class C 'Wainwright' SECR

592 at the Bluebell Railway in August 2009. ©Peter Trimming

The SECR C Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Harry Wainwright and built between 1900 and 1908. They operated in London and south-east England until the early 1960s. One example was rebuilt as an S Class saddle tank. The SECR held trials in November 1898 to decide on a standard freight locomotive design. Two existing 0-6-0 locomotives were tested: The LCDR B2 Class and former SER O Class. The B2 design proved superior and a new order for 40 locomotives based on it was placed. These new locomotives were designed by Harry Wainwright and formed the first of the C class. The locos were used on freight services and occasional passenger excursion trains (such as hop-picking specials), throughout the SER between Reading railway station and the Kent Coast. One has been preserved on the Bluebell Railway. It was featured in the train scene of The Wind in the Willows (1996). In 2016, the locomotive was featured in the film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

SECR Ashford Works
SECR Longhedge Works
Neilson, Reid & Co
Sharp, Stewart & Co

Build Date

1900 to 1908

Total Built

109

Tractive Effort

19,520 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0

Operated By

South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed traffic

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Amer Collection GBL25 Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 592 in SE&CR livery - static model - not motorised RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set GBL25
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Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 592 in SE&CR livery - static model - not motorised Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F138 Class C Wainwright 0-6-0 Southern Railway Loco Body kit Requires assembly Not set F138
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Class C Wainwright 0-6-0 Southern Railway Loco Body kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits FC152 SR Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 Loco and Tender Kit Requires assembly Not set FC152
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SR Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 Loco and Tender Kit Awaiting Categorisation