2-6-0 Class N SECR Profile and Models
31874 on the Watercress Line. Date unknown. ©Barry Lewis
The SECR N class was a type of 2-6-0 ("mogul") steam locomotive designed in 1914 by Richard Maunsell for mixed-traffic duties on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR). Built between 1917 and 1934, it was the first non-Great Western Railway (GWR) type to use and improve upon the basic design principles established by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) George Jackson Churchward. The N class was based on the GWR 4300 Class design, improved with Midland Railway concepts. The N class was mechanically similar to the SECR K class 2-6-4 passenger tank engine, also by Maunsell. It influenced future 2-6-0 development in Britain and provided the basis for the 3 cylinder N1 class of 1922. Production was delayed by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, and the first N class rolled out of Ashford Works in 1917, three years after design work was completed. The class replaced obsolete 0-6-0s as part of the SECR's fleet standardisation, as they used parts interchangeable with those of other classes. Eighty N class locomotives were built in three batches between the First and Second World Wars. Fifty were assembled from kits of parts made at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, giving rise to the nickname of "Woolworths". They worked over most of the Southern Railway (SR) network, and were used by the Southern Region of British Railways (BR) until the last was withdrawn in 1966. One has been preserved. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
SECR/ SR Ashford Works |
Build Date |
1917 to 1934 |
Total Built |
80 |
Tractive Effort |
26,035 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-6-0 |
Operated By |
South Eastern & Chatham Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
In Service Until |
1966 |
Surviving Examples |
1 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL31 View |
Maunsell Class N 2-6-0 31874 in BR black - static model - not motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
K67 View |
SR/BR Maunsell N class 2-6-0 kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F105 View |
Southern Railway N,N1,U and U1 Class | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F105 View |
SR N Class 2-6-0 Loco Body & Tender Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | Bassett Lowke | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
BL99003 View |
Class N 2-6-0 1864 in SR olive green - 2 or 3 rail DC | Awaiting Categorisation |