SECR K and SR K1 classes
The SECR K class was a type of 2-6-4 tank locomotive designed in 1914 by Richard Maunsell for express passenger duties. The class replaced obsolete 4-4-0 passenger locomotives in an SECR fleet standardisation programme. They were rebuilt as 2-cylinder SR U class and 3-cylinders SR U1 class 2- 6-0s following a railway accident at Sevenoaks, Kent in 1927. They continued in service with...