SE&NSCR №s 52 - 63
South Etorea & North Sea Coast Railway №s 52 - 63 was a class of twelve 4-4-0 tender engines built to a standard Sharp, Stewart design for use on fast postal and fish trains aswell as express trains used on the SE&NSCR.
History:
In 1889, the SE&NSCR gained running rights over the South Western Railway as far as Leamullin and had recently formed the Eastern Counties & North Sea Railway along with the Eastern Counties Railway. These new lines necessitated the purchase of new locomotives to run the passenger and goods trains on them. For these trains, two new types of 4-4-0 tender engines were ordered for the faster trains and some 0-6-0s and 0-6-0Ts were purchased for local and goods trains.
In 1889, the SE&NSCR gained running rights over the South Western Railway as far as Leamullin and had recently formed the Eastern Counties & North Sea Railway along with the Eastern Counties Railway. These new lines necessitated the purchase of new locomotives to run the passenger and goods trains on them. For these trains, two new types of 4-4-0 tender engines were ordered for the faster trains and some 0-6-0s and 0-6-0Ts were purchased for local and goods trains.
Nickname
Coalfish / Coalfish 4-4-0(s)
Manufacturer
Creation Date
1893
Decommission Date
1938 - 1952
Destruction Date
1938 - 1967
Owning Organization
Rarity
12 built, 1 preserved
Width
7ft 1in
Length
48 ft 6 in
Height
13 ft 7in
Weight
41 long tons 6 hundredweight
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