0-6-0T Class P SECR Profile and Models

0-6-0T Class P SECR

323 on the Bluebell Railway in September 2017. ©Tony Hisgett

The SECR P Class was a small class of eight locomotives - the first two built in 1909 with the remaining six in 1910. Modifications to the second batch included: lowered tank & cabs as well as alternate smokebox rivetting. Originally intended to be deployed on local passenger services, using push-pull equipment, they were quickly found to be somewhat lacking in power and were transferred to shunting and station pilot duties. Although not a very numerous class of locomotives, they are very well represented in preservation with four examples having been saved. Two are currently undergoing overhaul while two are still operational. 

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

SECR Ashford Works

Build Dates

1909 to 1910

Total Built

8

Tractive Effort

7,810 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0T

Operated By

South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Local Passenger, Shunting

In Service Until

1961

Surviving Examples

4