The SECR Q1 class was a class of

0-4-4T Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles. This type was only used ...

steam locomotives of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The class was rebuilt from older

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Q class locomotives by

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between 1903 and 1917 by fitting the boiler that had been designed for the H class 0-4-4T in 1902–03.

Numbering

Fifty-five locomotives were rebuilt at Ashford works, retaining their previous numbers which were scattered between 12 and 423. No. 324 was renumbered 324A in 1907; this and seven others were withdrawn between 1909 and 1914 (the boilers from these being used to rebuild further Q class locomotives to Q1) leaving 47 to enter Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923; between 1923 and 1926 all except seven (nos. 134, 141, 344, 354, 366, 413, 419) were repainted into SR green livery and their numbers were prefixed with the letter A to denote Ashford works. Withdrawal recommenced in 1925, and all had been withdrawn by the end of 1930.

References

Q1 0-4-4T locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1903 Scrapped locomotives {{England-steam-loco-stub