Scottish Pre Grouping N.B.R. locomotives (later LNER)

I have added a large collection of photos of Holmes J36 (NBR Class C) 0-6-0 Locomotives


This 1st collection features them in N.B.R. & LNER era


715 in N.B.R. livery

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-xncC2X4



LNER era


5211

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-pZGFNwB

to 5345

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-gp2Cg7N

to 9280

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-3gPp2rf

to 9707

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-mdPPw8C

to 9708

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-vbwzzk7

to 9775

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-2fjqdqB


Neil


715 in N.B.R. livery

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-J36/Holmes-J36-0-6-0-NBR-LNER-Days/i-xncC2X4

 

29/38, No 9683, looks like a rare view of it shunting the yard at Fort Augustus after the closure of the passenger service.

Peter

 

I have added a large collection of photos of Holmes J36 (NBR Class C) 0-6-0 Locomotives

This 2nd collection features them in the B.R. era
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ender-Engines/Holme-J36/Holmes-J36-/i-XWXZGDt


Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring Reid Class C10 and C11 (NBR I and H) 4-4-2 Atlantics
Starting with the N.B.R. era
878 Hazeldean at Carlisle
https://tinyurl.com/y6cat852

Neil

 

Thanks for posting the photos of the very handsome NBR Reid Atlantics.

I did wonder about the ugly pipe fitted on the side of No 9903 Cock o' the North in Photos 16-18. According to RCTS, it was a Worthington feed-water heater and pump, added in 1926 and retained until withdrawal in 1937.

 

I have added 3 new photos of Holmes J36 locos starting here
https://tinyurl.com/y3mfqepf


Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring the 4-4-0 N.B.R. designs of Mathew Holmes
D25,D26,D31,D35 and unique D36 4-4-0 Designs
Starting off with the 1 locomotive in the D36 class 9695 (a rebuilt D35)
https://tinyurl.com/y44po32q
Full collection starts here
https://tinyurl.com/y6do8y22

Neil

 

The NBR Class G locomotives were introduced by Drummond. The first two were purchased in 1882 from Neilson & Co, to their standard design. Originally purchased for dock shunting, they proved to be eminently suitable for light shunting in both docks and the Scottish lowlands. A total of 38 were built, with the last being built in 1899.
Although the term "pug" was used for different engines on different railways (eg. the Caledonian men called all tank engines "pugs"), the NBR reserved the name "pug" for these engines. Typically, the Y9s were driven by youngest drivers and firemen. However, senior men would also be posted on the Y9s for health reasons, or as a form of demotion for misdemeanors on the mainline. Apparently more than one driver known for speeding, ended up spending a number of years shunting Y9s at Leith Docks!
Rebuilding with new boilers started in 1913. Nos. 308, 343, and 344 were withdrawn in 1921/2, and had not been rebuilt. Five had not been rebuilt by Grouping: No. 1103 was withdrawn in 1923, whilst the other four were rebuilt in 1923. At Grouping, the LNER classified them as Class Y9.
No. 10087 was withdrawn in 1938, and the remaining 33 survived until 1953. These were withdrawn between 1953 and 1962.
The Y9s were renumbered many times during their life with the NBR, and received preliminary numbers from the LNER, before being given 9000 series numbers in 1924.
The new boilers fitted between 1913 and 1923 had similar dimensions to the originals, but the safety valves were located under the dome. The only other major change with these rebuilds, was the replacement of the leading coupling rod ends with a solid-bushed pattern.
The Y9s were fitted with dumb buffers. Originally these were solid wood, but were eventually replaced with a metal framework covered with plate. However, the wooden buffer beams were kept.
Due to the small size of the coal bunkers (18cwt), various 4-wheeled wooden coal carriers were used as tenders. When used, these were connected with a conventional three-link coupling. For main-line running, two safety chains were added. In 1939, No. 9308 had its rear buffers removed, and a central drawgear added, so making the tender a permanent fixture. In 1944, Nos. 9011, 9063, 9144, 9146, and 10083, also had central drawgear fitted.

Info from LNER ENCYCLOPEDIA

Over 40 photos starting with this on e of
Beauty and the beast, you decide
https://tinyurl.com/yxjdbntp
The LNER era
https://tinyurl.com/y4u7o8tz
B.R. era
https://tinyurl.com/y3vng4ud

Neil

 

I have added 4 new photos to the collection of NBR William Reid Class C10 and C11 (NBR I and H) 4-4-2 Atlantics
Starting here with
902 Highland Chief near Galashiels
https://tinyurl.com/lq9t5u3v

Neil.

 

The NBR J Class (LNER Classes D29 & D30), commonly known as the Scott class, were a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives designed by William P. Reid for the North British Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. Forty-three were built, of which thirty-five (ten D29s and twenty-five D30s) survived into British Railways ownership in 1948.
The Original J Class locomotives were based on the NBR K Class mixed traffic 4-4-0s. The J Class had 6' 6" driving wheels for express passenger work and a large tender which carried sufficient water to allow passenger trains to run non-stop between Edinburgh and Carlisle. These locomotives were named after characters in the novels of Sir Walter Scott and naturally became known as "Scotts". Some of the names were later re-used on LNER Peppercorn Class A1 locomotives.
Six locomotives were built in 1909 by the North British Locomotive Company and a further ten were built in 1911 by the North British Railway at its Cowlairs railway works, followed by two further identical locomotives with superheaters. The NBR always referred to these locomotives as J Class, but the LNER classified the initial 16 locomotives D29

Just 12 photos in this collection starting with
This photo 62411 with a identity crisis
62411 Lady of Avenal at Polmont still in LNER livery but with B.R. number August 1948
https://tinyurl.com/12k69t43
N.B.R. era
340 Lady of Avenel Edinburgh Waverley
https://tinyurl.com/gor8hxmi
LNER era
2404 Jeanie Deans Edinburgh Waverley March 1949
https://tinyurl.com/38t59lyc
B.R. era
62405 The Fair Maid Haymarket 1950
https://tinyurl.com/yzxlb9b6

Neil.

 

4/12 = Saughton Junction with Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen St service ?

9/12 = Haymarket shed

 

I have added a collection of photos of William Reid N.B.R. K Class (LNER D32) 4-4-0
Twelve engines ordered in 1905 and built at Cowlairs in 1906–07. The LNER began to fit superheated boilers in 1923 and classified the superheated locomotives D32/2. The non-superheated locomotives were classified D32/1
The locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and, some of them, to British Railways (BR) in 1948. BR numbers were:
D32, five locomotives, 62445-62454 (with gaps)
Only 1 photo taken in the B.R. era
62451 banking a train out of Dunbar 12th July 1950
https://tinyurl.com/1wq26d0e
Full collection starts with
N.B.R. era
https://tinyurl.com/ygqe8j5c
LNER era
https://tinyurl.com/1utxskki

Neil.

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring the
Reid D33 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
The LNER divided the NBR K class into four classes, as below. It was common practice for the North British Railway to assign similar engines to the same class group, whereas the LNER system allowed only identical engines to bear the same class designation.
LNER Class D33
Twelve engines built at Cowlairs in 1909–10. The LNER fitted superheaters to all the D33s between 1925 and 1936
Including this photo with LNER on tender still but with B.R. number
62464 unknown location Reid D33 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0
https://tinyurl.com/f7sc74vs
N.B.R. era start here with
861 Edinburgh Waverley
https://tinyurl.com/58pfcczx
LNER era starts here with
9332 near Haymarket on a Edinburgh-Hyndland service
https://tinyurl.com/3dndw5hp
B.R. era starts here with
62455 unknown location still with LNER on tender and B.R. number
https://tinyurl.com/wb9xn4c

Neil.

 

3/14 = passing Haymarket shed
4/14 = Haymarket shed

 

I have added a new collection featuring N.B.R. locomotives
Reid C15 (NBR Class M) & C16 (NBR Class L) Atlantic Tank Engines
Including this photo
67496 Ferryhill July 1955
https://tinyurl.com/fvysruw
And this of 2 withdrawn locos
67462 (and Y9 68120) Motherwell shed Reid C15 (NBR Class M) Atlantic Tank engines
https://tinyurl.com/dh5e2xvk

LNER era photo start here
7497 Penicuik 1-37pm from Edinburgh Waverley
https://tinyurl.com/smbkdpv8

B.R. era start here
67454 + 67480
https://tinyurl.com/3z92xn84

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos of Reid’s J35 (NBR Class B) 0-6-0 design
Including this colour photo of
64533 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/nscp5yka
N.B.R. era new photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/3v7kkwv5
LNER era new photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/6k9kb2dk
B.R. era new photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/ymwna565
to
https://tinyurl.com/wkeefxf7

Neil

 

The NBR A Class (London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Classes N14 and N15 were the standard 0-6-2 tank locomotives designed by William P. Reid for freight duties on the North British Railway. The LNER regarded the original locomotives as two separate classes (N14 & N15). The final batch of locomotives was on order at the time of the grouping in 1923
N14 Class
The original six locomotive introduced in 1909 and had inside cylinders and piston valves operated by Stephenson valve gear, and weighed 62 LT 10 cwt (63.5 t). They were built by the North British Locomotive Company and numbered 858-863. They were withdrawn 1947-1954.
N15/1 Class
Fifty three similar locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company between June 1910 March 1917 with longer cabs but shorter bunkers. They were fitted with Steam brakes and used on Freight duties. A further batch of ten locomotives was built by North British Locomotive Company in February and March 1920. A third batch of ten was on order from Robert Stephenson and Company when the North British Railway became a constituent of the LNER. They were delivered between January and March 1923. They weighed 60 LT 18 cwt (61.9 t) and were numbered to fill gaps in the sequence between 20 and 926. Two of these locomotives were later fitted with Westinghouse brakes in 1929 and were re-classified N15/2. The remainder were withdrawn between 1957 and 1962.
N15/2 Class
Six N15/1 locomotives were built by the North British Locomotive Company with Westinghouse brakes in 1910. They were used to bank passenger trains up the 1 in 42 Cowlairs incline leading from Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Prior to 1910 trains had been rope hauled by a stationary engine. A further two N15/1 were converted to N15/2 in 1929. They weighed 62 LT 1 cwt (63.0 t) and were numbered to fill gaps in the sequence between 7 and 282 and were withdrawn between 1957 and 1962.
I have added 60 photos to this collection including this colour photo of
69128 being used as a stationary Boiler at Edinburgh St. Margaret’s shed 1964
https://tinyurl.com/kwwrcb3
only one photo of the locos in N.B.R. era
859
https://tinyurl.com/4uvzx37w
LNER era photos start here with
9075
https://tinyurl.com/u6jk8p49
to 9681
https://tinyurl.com/amc2msnp
B.R. era photos start here with
69129
https://tinyurl.com/dh7vsku2
to 69153
https://tinyurl.com/33f39uyf
to 69178
https://tinyurl.com/pecw8jba
to 69224
https://tinyurl.com/4z53atxn

Neil

 

I have a new collection of photos featuring the NBR F Class (LNER Class J88) was a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives, designed by William P. Reid on the North British Railway. They were used for dockyard shunting duties
When the North British railway required more dock shunting tank locomotives in 1904, rather than order further copies of the railway's standard G class (LNER class Y9) 0-4-0ST , William P. Reid introduced a completely new 0-6-0T locomotive design
They were used on docks and harbours on both the east and west coasts of Scotland. They were usually allocated to St. Margaret's (Edinburgh), Eastfield (Glasgow), Thornton, Kipps, Polmont, Stirling and Haymarket (Edinburgh) locomotive depots.
At the grouping in 1923, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who classified them as class J88. They were all still in service at Nationalisation in 1948. BR added 60000 to their LNER 1946 number
One locomotive, No. 68341, was withdrawn in 1954 after falling into Kirkcaldy harbour, but later the class were gradually displaced by diesel shunters during the 1950s, with the last withdrawn in December 1962. All members of the class were scrapped
Including this cramped photo location of
68345 and 2 J37's Alloa 20th May 1956
https://tinyurl.com/2xktfjdv
N.B.R. era photos start here with
121
https://tinyurl.com/4b8hk2ww
LNER era starts here with
8325
https://tinyurl.com/3nsp4j7y
B.R. era starts here with
68320
https://tinyurl.com/ydyftvck

Neil

 

67 /68 = Portobello

 

10 / 64 = St Margarets

12 / 64 = South Leith

29 / 64 = Craigentinny

55 / 64 = Eastfield