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== Preservation == |
== Preservation == |
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[[Image:SR Q1 C1 at York Railfest.JPG|thumb|right|Preserved number C1]] |
[[Image:SR Q1 C1 at York Railfest.JPG|thumb|right|Preserved number C1]] |
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The first example built is preserved as part of |
The first example built is preserved as part of the [[National Railway Collection]], restored to its original livery as number C1. |
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== In fiction == |
== In fiction == |
Revision as of 18:03, 9 November 2005
The Southern Railway Class Q1 is a type of steam locomotive, and represents the ultimate development of the British 0-6-0 freight engine.
Overview
In late 1939 the Southern Railway, until then primarily a high-density commuter railway serving London and South-East England, found itself on the British frontlines of the Second World War.
The railway was an essential strategic war asset, and desperately needed to equip itself to handle freight (in the vast quantities required for the defending forces, and then for the invading armies) as well as very large volumes of troop movements. The railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Oliver Bulleid, ever the moderniser, designed the Q1. Anything larger than a six-coupled design (such as a 2-8-0) would have presented problems in terms of axle loadings, so an 0-6-0 design was chosen. It contrasted strongly with the Q Class 0-6-0 of 1938, designed by Bullied's predecessor Richard Maunsell which had been built to essentially Victorian era principles.
Using the minimum amount of raw materials, and with all even slightly superfluous features stripped away, he produced in 1942 the most powerful 0-6-0 steam locomotive that has ever run on Britian's railways. Prodigiously powerful and extremely light, the forty Q1s formed the backbone of the Southern's heavy freight capability.
They not only thrived during the War, they were retained in service until the 1960s, which saw the end of steam operations on Britain's railways. While they remained primarily freight locomotives, they were also used for secondary passenger services.
Bulleid numbered his engines, using the UIC classification system, C1-40, but they were later renumbered after nationalisation using British Railway's standard system: they took the numbers 33001-33040. BR gave them the power classification 5F.
The Q1 was the last class of 0-6-0 main line steam locomotives built. Further examples of medium powered freight locomotives such as the LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 and LMS Ivatt Class 4 which developed into the British Railways standard types and followed a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
Preservation
The first example built is preserved as part of the National Railway Collection, restored to its original livery as number C1.
In fiction
An example of this engine can be seen on the new Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. The character's name is Neville the Black Engine, and was thought to be a diesel by the other engines on Sodor.