Atomic Systems

Hi all.

Does anyone know any details about the locos shown below, class age etc? Any help would be most appreciated.






Many thanks.

Andrew Hardy

They look like the tank engines that were eventually used as bankers on the Folkestone Harbour branch.

Regards,

Dan

I thought that, and the locos on that branch were R1 Class? But any photos I have of R1 and R class locos have some fancy work on the front of the smokebox. Maybe that was just the R class and these are the R1s.

Andy

They are definitely of SE&CR origin - the shape of the smokebox and cab are in the SE&CR design style. Looks like an enlarged P class, but I can't find any information about them!

Regards,

Dan

Completly agree with that. The flaring on the tanks and the style of the cab and smokebox.

I had a search on the SEMG site, but couldnt find anything similar. Really at a loss. Maybe someone else could shed some light.

Andy

http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/dblhead_01.html

Third picture down

Regards,

Dan

Right, think I've cracked it!

There are two different types of R/R1 that were taken on by the amalgamated railways. There is the LCDR R/R1, which was an 0-4-4T engine, and there was the SECR R/R1, which was an 0-6-0T engine. It is the latter that appears in your pictures and that was the banker on the Folkestone Harbour Branch at the end of their lives.

Regards,

Dan

Beat me to it - ex-SER R1 class

Also had a round topped cab on some instead of the Wainwright cab

Wonderful thanks very much guys. Can write a more accurate caption now.

Thanks again.

Andy

R1.

I recognise it from the Hornby Dublo model. (age givaway)

The Folkestone R1s had the cut down cabs which were used on the C&WR as of the tight clearences in the tunnel on the route.

Here are some pictures / details from my website:

http://www.southernrailway.net/search/s ... _fd6=31337

and

http://www.southernrailway.net/search/s ... _fd6=31069

other details obtainable from the British Steam Database at http://www.britishsteam.com/

hope this helps

nn

Thanks for that. Didnt realise it was your site. I was going to roder some photos from Maidstone over the next few weeks from there.

Many thanks

Andy

that's one nice loco!