SR Q1 class

SR Q1 class
Technical specifications
Designer(s)	Oliver Bulleid
Manufacturer(s)	Brighton Works (20) Ashford Works (20)
Manufacturer(s)	SR Brighton Works (20) SR Ashford Works (20)
Build date	1942
Total produced	40
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0
Weight	89 long tons 5 cwt (199,900 lb or 90.7 t)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Fuel type	Coal
Performance figures
Tractive effort	30,080 lbf (133.80 kN)
Service information
Operator(s)	Southern Railway British Railways
Running numbers	SR: C1 – C40 BR: 33001–33040
Nickname(s)	Ugly Ducklings Coffee Pots Charlies Biscuit Tins Biscuit Barrels Clockworks Frankensteins
Disposition details
Withdrawn	1963–1966
Preserved	No. C1/33001
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The SR Q1 Class Bulleid is a type of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid for use during wartime on the Southern Railway network.

History

They were built in 1942 by the Brighton Locomotive Works and the Ashford Locomotive Works for service in the British Royal Military during World War II as a special-duty mixed traffic engine used and ordered by the Southern Railway. They were also proven to achieve a record speed of 50 MPH driving backward, which actually proved them to be better at traveling "tender first" rather than slowly accelerating forward.

Only 40 were built, but survived as spare units on British Railways after the "Big Four" no longer became existent into the end of the steam era.

Preservation

Only one known example is preserved at the National Railway Museum in York, England in the UK, which is No. 33001, and is also the last in existence. Originally built for the Southern Railway as their No. C1, it remained in revenue service with British Railways until it was officially retired in 1964 and initially sent for scrapping, but thankfully, it was later moved to the Bluebell Railway in Uckfield, England sometime in the 1970s. After a few operations on excursion trains there, No. C1 has since become a common sight at the National Railway Museum where it has remained on indoor static display as part of the National Collection.

Stock list

Image	SR No.	BR No.	Manufacturer	Status	Notes
	C1	33001	Brighton Works	Indoor Static Display At the National Railway Museum in York, England
	C2	33002	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C3	33003	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C4	33004	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C5	33005	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C6	33006	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C7	33007	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C8	33008	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C9	33009	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C10	33010	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C11	33011	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C12	33012	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C13	33013	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C14	33014	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C15	33015	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C16	33016	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C17	33017	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C18	33018	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C19	33019	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C20	33020	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C21	33021	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C22	33022	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C23	33023	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C24	33024	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C25	33025	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C26	33026	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C27	33027	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C28	33028	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C29	33029	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C30	33030	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C31	33031	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C32	33032	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C33	33033	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C34	33034	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C35	33035	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C36	33036	Ashford Works	Scrapped
	C37	33037	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C38	33038	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C39	33039	Brighton Works	Scrapped
	C40	33040	Brighton Works	Scrapped

Trivia

• They were frequently nicknamed "ugly ducklings" because of their unusual design and appearance.
• They were also widely known as "coffee pots".
• Neville from Thomas & Friends is based on the SR Q1 Class Locomotive.

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