Steam Train Posts #41-44: South African Dock Shunter 0-40T, South Eastern and Chatham Railway P Class, London Brighton & South Coast Railroad E3 Class & Hull & Barnsley Railway Class G3/LNER Class J75

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As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 41st stop. With this train trip, we leave Great Western Railroad in UK we make our way south to South Africa on the continent of Africa to view their 0-4-0T Dock Shunter engine on the South African Railway. 

Steam Train Post #41: South African Dock Shunter 0-4-0ST Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: South African Railway/Harbor Class Shunter

  2. Engine: Saddle Tank Engine Shunter

  3. Designer: Hudswell, Clarke and Company 

  4. Builder: Hudswell, Clarke and Company

  5. Built (Year): 1903-> 2 locomotives

  6. Withdrawn: 1964 =>2 real locomotive

  7. Number of Wheels: 4 wheels

  8. Configuration: 0-4-0ST

  9. Preserved: 1 real locomotive (Stormberg) with Thebus presumably scrapped 


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South Eastern & Chatham Railway P Class Locomotive


As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 42nd stop. With this train trip, we leave South African Railway South Africa on the continent of Africa and return to the United Kingdom. After landing in United Kingdom, we travel over to the South Eastern & Chatham Railway to see their P Class locomotives.

Steam Train Post #42: South Eastern & Chatham Railway P Class Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: South Eastern and Chatham Railway P Class
  2. Engine: Tank Engine Shunters & Station Pilots
  3. Designer: Harry Wainwright
  4. Builder: SECR Ashford Works
  5. Built (Year): 1909 & 1910 => 8 locomotives
    • 1909 => 2 locomotives
    • 1910 => 6 locomotives
  6. Withdrawn: 1955-1961 =>8 real locomotive
    1. 1955 => 1 locomotive
    2. 1956 => 0 locomotives
    3. 1957 => 1 locomotive
    4. 1958 => 1 locomotive* (locomotive # 31178 preserved after being sold to Bowaters)
    5. 1959 => 0 locomotives
    6. 1960 => 3 locomotives* (Locomotive # 31323 preserved)
    7. 1961 => 2 locomotives* (Locomotives # 31027 & 31556 preserved)
  7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels
  8. Configuration: 0-6-0T
  9. Preserved: 4 real locomotives (Primrose #23,Pioneer II #178, Bluebell #323 & Pide of Sussex #753 were the four locomotives from P Class group to be persevered) while the other half of the class being scrapped

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London Brighton & South Coast Railroad E3 Class Engine 


As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 43rd stop. With this train trip, we leave South Eastern & Chatham Railway and travel over to the London Brighton & South Coast Railway.

Post # 43: LB&SCR E3 class Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: LB&SCR {London Brighton & South Coast Railway}

  2. Engine: Tank Engine

  3. Designer: R.J Billinton 

  4. Builder: Brighton Works

  5. Built (Year): 1891 & 1894-1895 => 17 locomotives

    1. Total: 17 locomotives

    2. The 1st prototype was design by William Stroudley 

  6. Withdrawn: 1934 & 1949-1959->all 17 real locomotive 

  7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels

  8. Configuration: 0-6-2T

  9. Preservation: 0 locomotives


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Hull and Barnsley Railway Class G3


As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 44th stop. With this train trip, we leave London Brighton & South Coast Railway and travel over to the Hull and Barnsley Railway to see their G3 Class tank engines before being reclassified into J75 under the London North Eastern Railway company.

H&BR Class G3/LNER Class J75 class Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Hull and Barnsley Railway Class G3 & London North Eastern Railway Class J75 (Note same engine just reclassification by the LNER after grouping in 1923)
  2. Engine: Tank Engine
  3. Designer: Matthew Striling
  4. Builder: Yorkshire Engine Company + Kitson & Co.
  5. Built (Year): 1901-1908 & 1922* => 16 locomotives
    1. Total: 16 locomotives
  6. Withdrawn: 1937-1949->all 16 locomotives*
  7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels
  8. Configuration: 0-6-0T
  9. Preservation: 0 locomotives

Couple of Interesting notes to read about this class:H&BR Class G3/LNER Class J75
  • (Built year note) *1922 was the start of 14 out of 16 locomotives being rebuilt from domeless boiler to domed boilers with 2 staying domeless boiler locomotives
  • **(Withdrawn note) Even though all 16 locomotives were withdrawn, one locomotive did survived into the British railway ownership in 1948 and was given the number BR 68365 with none surviving into preservation











































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