4-4-0 Class V Schools SR Profile and Models
No. 925 'Cheltenham' at the Severn Valley Railway in September 2013. ©Peter Broster
The SR V class, more commonly known as "Schools", is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway. The class was a cut down version of his Lord Nelson class but also incorporated components from Urie and Maunsell's LSWR/SR King Arthur class. It was the last locomotive in Britain to be designed with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement, and was the most powerful class of 4-4-0 ever produced in Europe. All 40 of the class were named after English public schools, and were designed to provide a powerful class of intermediate express passenger locomotive on semi-fast services for lines which could cope with high axle loads but some of which had short turntables. Because of the use of a ‘’King Arthur’’ firebox, rather than the square-topped Belpaire firebox used on the Lord Nelsons, the class could be used on lines with a restricted loading gauge and some of the best performance by the class was on the heavily restricted Tonbridge to Hastings line. The locomotives performed well from the beginning but were subject to various minor modifications to improve their performance over the years. The class operated until 1961 when mass withdrawals took place and all had gone by December 1962. Three examples are now preserved on heritage railways in Britain. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Eastleigh Works |
Build Dates |
1930 to 1935 |
Total Built |
40 |
Tractive Effort |
25,130 lbf |
Top Speed |
95 mph |
Wheel Configuration |
4-4-0 |
Operated By |
Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Semi-Fast Passenger Services |
In Service Until |
1962 |
Surviving Examples |
3 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Airfix | Requires assembly | Not set |
A04652-7 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 'Harrow' Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Airfix | Requires assembly | Not set |
R402 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 'Harrow' Kit | SR malachite green | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Airfix | Not set | Not set |
R402-04652-7 View |
Harrow Locomotive Kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL05 View |
Schools Class V 4-4-0 'Stowe' 928 in SR Malachite Green - Static Model on Plinth - non motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL5 View |
Schools Class V 4-4-0 'Stowe' 928 in SR Malachite Green - Static Model on Plinth - non motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Dapol | Requires assembly | Unpowered |
C035 View |
Schools Class - "Harrow" steam loco plastic kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Dapol | Requires assembly | Unpowered |
C086 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 "Shrewsbury" steam loco plastic kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Dapol | Requires assembly | Unpowered |
C087 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 "Rugby" steam loco plastic kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Dapol | Requires assembly | Unpowered |
C088 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 "Kings Wimbledon" steam loco plastic kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Kitmaster | Requires assembly | Not set |
KM5 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Kitmaster | Not set | Not set |
KMHarrow View |
Harrow Schools Class Locomotive Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | South Eastern Finecast | Requires assembly | Unpowered |
F137-SEF View |
SR Schools Class Locomotive Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F137 View |
SR Schools Class Locomotive Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
FC169 View |
SR Schools Class 4-4-0 Loco and Tender Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | ACE Trains | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
E10H View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 908 'Westminster' in SR wartime black | Awaiting Categorisation | |
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | San Cheng Brass | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
SC-Schools View |
Class V Schools 4-4-0 | Unpainted | |
TT3 Gauge (1:100 scale) | Atlas Editions | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
3904005 View |
Schools Class 4-4-0 900 'Eton' in SR Green - static model on plinth | SR olive green |