The SR Q1 class is a type of austerity steam locomotive constructed during the Second World War. The class was designed by Oliver Bulleid for use on the intensive freight turns …

The Q1 represented the final development of the British 0-6-0 main line steam locomotive. Later designs of medium-powered freight locomotives, such as the LMS Ivatt class 2 and LMS Ivatt …

The Q1's greatest weakness was its restricted braking power on unfitted goods trains and it is this that prevented further batches being built after the war. It was built as an "Austerity" design to …

Only one, number 541 (BR No. 30541), was rescued, and has operated on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. It is operational in BR Black livery after returning to service in April 2015 (following its …

Powerful and light, the forty Q1s formed the backbone of the Southern's heavy freight capability. Although built under the wartime 'Austerity' regime, which stressed functionality first, the …

The Southern Railway’s Q1 class of 1942 met an urgent requirement for freight locomotives during the Second World War. Although old-fashioned, the 0-6-0 tender locomotive design …

The SR Q1 Class Bulleid is a type of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid for use during wartime on the Southern Railway network. They were built in 1942 by the Brighton …

It represents the final version of the goods 0-6-0 development on the Southern Railway (and for that matter, in the world) which can be traced through the examples preserved on the Bluebell …

SR/BR Q1. SR/BR Q1 Bulleid introduced these 0-6-0 tender locomotives during the Second World War in 1942. In the design all unnecessary ornamentation was discarded with the purpose of …

The Southern Railway Class Q1 is a type of steam locomotive, and represents the ultimate development of the British 0-6-0 freight engine.