The H class

A series of 60 4-6-2 locomotives built in several batches by 3 manufacturers. They had 8-wheel bogie tenders.

Above: A 1908 advertisement depicting Johore State Railway 7, NW 833/1908, became FMSR 131.

The first 7 were ordered from Kitson and delivered in 1907. They were FMSR class H1 according to the Kitson records. The next batch of ten came from Nasmyth Wilson in 1908, four going to the FMSR and six to the Johore State Railway, these last being in “Caledonian” blue livery. Later in 1908 the FMSR received a further 11 from Kitson, this time the records showing them simply as class H, as were the remainder, although thicker frames had increased the weight by over 2½ tons. The Johore locomotives were taken over by the FMSR in 1912. Meanwhile a further batch of four had arrived from Kitson in 1911 and was followed by batches of six and three in 1912, ten in 1913 and five in 1914. R Stephenson had built the remaining four in 1913. In the tables below the dates for Kitson Locomotives are taken from the Kitson trials book.

Maker	Number	Class	Date	Original Railway / No		FMSR No.	Notes
Kitson	4425	H¹	1/11/1906			72	s. 5/1933
Kitson	4426	H¹	3/11/1906			73	s. 10/1932
Kitson	4427	H¹	16/11/1906			74	s. 8/1930
Kitson	4428	H¹	22/11/1906			75	s. 9/1930
Kitson	4429	H¹	23/11/1906			76	s. 10/1932
Kitson	4430	H¹	3/12/1906			77	s. 2/1932
Kitson	4431	H¹	15/12/1906			78	s. 4/1931
Nasmyth Wilson	833	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	7	131	To FMSR in 1912, withdrawn 1931, reinstated 1934
Nasmyth Wilson	834	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	8	132	To FMSR in 1912, s. 1/1933
Nasmyth Wilson	835	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	9	103, 113	To FMSR c 1910 as 103, 113 in 1911, s. 5/1932
Nasmyth Wilson	836	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	10	104, 114	To FMSR c 1910 as 104, 114 in 1911, s. 7/1930
Nasmyth Wilson	837	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	11	133	To FMSR in 1912, s. 1/1933
Nasmyth Wilson	838	H¹	1908	Johore State Railway	12	134	To FMSR in 1912, s. 4/1930
Nasmyth Wilson	839	H¹	1908			79	s. 1/1933
Nasmyth Wilson	840	H¹	1908			80	s. 2/1930
Nasmyth Wilson	841	H¹	1908			81	s. 9/1930
Nasmyth Wilson	842	H¹	1908			82	s. 4/1933
Kitson	4569	H¹	19/6/1908			88	s. 4/1933
Kitson	4570	H¹	23/6/1908			89	s. 5/1934
Kitson	4571	H¹	25/6/1908			90	s. 2/1934
Kitson	4572	H¹	26/6/1908			91	s. 9/1931
Kitson	4573	H¹	3/7/1908			92	s. 9/1934
Kitson	4574	H¹	9/7/1908			93	s. 9/1930
Kitson	4575	H¹	13/7/1908			94	s. 2/1929
Kitson	4576	H¹	15/7/1908			95	s. 12/1933
Kitson	4577	H¹	17/7/1908			96	s. 7/1930
Kitson	4578	H¹	21/7/1908			97	s. 5/1933
Kitson	4579	H¹	24/7/1908			98	s. 2/1934
Kitson	4835	H²	27/4/1911			103	withdrawn 11/1935, used as a test for trials, s. ?
Kitson	4836	H²	29/4/1911			104	s. ?
Kitson	4837	H²	3/5/1911			105	s. ?
Kitson	4838	H²	18/5/1911			106	s. ?
Kitson	4866	H²	1/12/1911			107	s. ?
Kitson	4867	H²	5/12/1911			108	s. 4/1936
Kitson	4868	H²	7/12/1911			109	Became Malayan Railway 501.01 in 1946
Kitson	4869	H²	9/12/1911			110	Became Malayan Railway 501.02 in 1946
Kitson	4870	H²	12/12/1911			111	Became Malayan Railway 501.03 in 1946
Kitson	4871	H²	14/12/1911			112	Became Malayan Railway 501.04 in 1946
Kitson	4875	H²	7/2/1912			115	s. ?
Kitson	4876	H²	9/2/1912			116	s. ?
Kitson	4877	H²	14/1/1912			117	s. 11/1935
Robert Stephenson	3502	H²	1913			118	s. ?
Robert Stephenson	3503	H²	1913			119	s. ?
Robert Stephenson	3504	H²	1913			120	Became Malayan Railway 501.05 in 1946
Robert Stephenson	3505	H²	1913			121	Became Malayan Railway 501.06 in 1946
Kitson	4954	H³	7/4/1913			136	s. ?
Kitson	4955	H³	11/4/1913			135	s. ?
Kitson	4956	H³	16/4/1913			137	s. 4/1936
Kitson	4957	H³	18/4/1913			138	Became Malayan Railway 501.07 in 1946
Kitson	4958	H³	23/4/1913			139	s. ?
Kitson	4959	H³	6/6/1913			140	s. ?
Kitson	4960	H³	11/6/1913			141	s. ?
Kitson	4961	H³	13/6/1913			142	s. ?
Kitson	4962	H³	25/6/1913			143	s.?
Kitson	4963	H³	27/6/1913			144	Became Malayan Railway 501.08 in 1946
Kitson	5015	H³	12/11/1913			162	Converted to H⁴ 1924, became Malayan Railway 501.09 in 1946
Kitson	5016	H³	17/11/1913			163	Became Malayan Railway 501.10 in 1946
Kitson	5017	H³	19/11/1913			164	s. ?
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