0-4-4T Class H SECR Profile and Models
263 on the Bluebell Railway in April 2018. ©Peter Skuce
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) H Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive originally designed for suburban passenger work, designed by Harry Wainwright in 1904. Most of the sixty-six members of the class were later equipped for push-pull working for use on rural branch lines. The majority of the class replaced Q class locomotives on the London suburban services of the SER and remained on these duties until after they entered Southern Railway stock in 1923. They began to be displaced by the electrification of these lines in 1925/6, when they began to be used on stopping trains further afield in the Eastern Section of Southern Railway in Kent. 64 entered British Railways stock in 1948. Forty five of the survivors were equipped for push-pull train working between 1949 and 1960, and the class was increasingly used on motor-trains on rural branches. One has been preserved. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
SECR Ashford Works |
Build Date |
1904 to 1915 |
Total Built |
66 |
Tractive Effort |
17,360 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
0-4-4T |
Operated By |
South Eastern & Chatham Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Local Passenger |
In Service Until |
1964 |
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) | CRLBK | Requires assembly | Not set |
H044CRLBK View |
SECR H Class 0-4-4T Locomotive Body Resin Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | South Eastern Finecast | Requires assembly | Not set |
F153 View |
LSWR/SR/BR O2 0-4-4T kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F145 View |
SR (Ex SE+CR) H Class locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F182 View |
SECR/SR H Class 0-4-4T Loco Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |