The H class

Class A²

A series of 13 0-6-0T locomotives built in 1928 by Hunslet for the Sir John Jackson contract in Singapore.

They were delivered to the Sembawang Naval Base in 1929 and remained stored there after construction was completed. At least three of these came into FMSR possession in 1941 and were classified A, the original A class 4-4-0T locomotives having become extinct some years earlier. They were numbered in the series 124-127, previously used by various other locomotives (some of which still carried the same numbers although supposedly withdrawn!). In 1946 these three were reclassified and renumbered 331.01-03, but then sold in September that year to the Singapore Harbour Board. The photograph shows SL 26 which was probably Hunslet 1632, fate unknown.

Maker	Number	Date	Original Owner / No		FMSR No.	Notes
Hunslet	1624	1928	Sir John Jackson	SL 18	126	became 331.02 in 1946, then sold
Hunslet	1625	1928	Sir John Jackson	SL 19	127	became 331.03 in 1946, then sold
Hunslet	1626	1928	Sir John Jackson	SL 20	124	became 331.01 in 1946, then sold

Leading particulars:
Wheel arrangement:	0-6-0T OC	Boiler pressure:	?
Fire grate:	?	Heating surface:	?
Fuel capacity:	?	Water capacity:	?
Max. axle load:	?	Fixed wheel-base:	?

Unclassified	A & B classes	A² class	C¹ class
Burma E and O	C² class	D class	E class
F class	G class	H class	I class
J class	K¹ class	K² class	L class
M class	O class	P class	Mallet
Q class	R class	S class	T class
WWII	Sentinel	WD class

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Page created 24th March 2005.

Updated 21st January 2009

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