SER F class

SER F class
SER F class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	James Stirling
Build date	1883–1898
Total produced	88
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	7 ft 0 in (2.134 m)
Loco weight	42.5 long tons (43.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two,
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,195 lbf (67.6 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Eastern Railway; → South Eastern and Chatham Railway; → Southern Railway;
Class	F
Number in class	1 January 1923: 12
Withdrawn	1925–1930
Disposition	All scrapped

The SER F class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the South Eastern Railway. The class was designed by James Stirling and introduced in 1883.^[1]

^ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway, page 24, Ian Allan, 1974, ISBN 0-7110-0552-4