Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E.

Belatedly, from above:

I would suggest that the Chief of the Motive Power Department of the Sud-Est would have known more about the reliability of the 240Ps than Mr Durrant!

https://www.martynbane.co.uk/france/lemistral07/241p.html

 

An updated list of locomotives built, rebuilt or influenced by Chapelon.

Built/Rebuilt/Modified:

231 Est 051 to 073 23
231 PO 3701 to 3731 31
231 Nord 3.1111 to 3.1130 and 3.1171 to 3.1198 48 (Second batch new)
231 PO 3801 to 3806 and 3821 to 3829 15
140 PO 5001 to 5067 67
231 PO 3601 to 3650 50
141P SNCF 318 (New)
240A/240P 37
160A1 1
242A1 1
142 GELSA 66
242 GELSA 24
141R 165

Influenced:

150 Nord 5.1201 to 5.1230 30
150P 115
État 231-501 to 231-783 215
231 PLM 2 to 86 84
231G entre 2 to 285 284
140J 170
141 D 124
141 E 254
141 F 195
141R 640
Est 230K 177
Est 231B 40
231 H 30
241 Est 241002 to 241041 and 241 État 241-001 to 241-049 90
232R 3
232S 4
232U 1
241P 35
Czech Series 556 510
RENFE 141 F 240
PLM 5-231 E 71
PLM 5-231 H 30
PLM 5-241 D 145
PLM 5-241 E 27 1
PLM 5-150 A 10
PO 231 4500 to 4570 33 (remainder converted to 240P)
PO 231 4571 to 4600 30
Est 1-230 3501 t0 3890 36
Etat 3-141 C 250
Etat 3-231 D 135
Etat 3-231 DD 31
Etat 3-231 W 21
Etat 3-231 H 92
Etat 3-231 R 6
Etat 3-231 C 24
AL S14 1-231 B 60
LNER A2 6
LNER Peppercorn A1 49
LNER A1/1 1
LNER A2/1 4
LNER A2/2 6
LNER A2/3 15
LNER/BR A3 79

LNER A4 35
LNER P2 6 (Kylchap not fitted to 2005 but fitted to 2007)
LNER/BR V2 8
BR 71000 1
BR 60163 1
CSD 387.001 6
CSD 475.1 172
CSD 476.001 3
CSD 498.0 40
CSD 498.1 15

Total 5,558

All of the second series of 141R were equipped from new with Kylchap exhausts. A large proportion of the first series of 141Rs were also subsequently equipped with Kylchaps but as numbers are not available, they have not been included.

 

I think "Dusty" Durrant opinions need to be taken with a pinch of salt. Remembering that he was Swindon trained AND noting that Swindon opinions replaced the designated Kylchap chimney on 71000 with a standard Swindon double chimney hence part of the reasons for its poor steaming in BR days suggests that Swindon standards may not be the best guide to locomotive performance. Having met Dusty during visits to South Africa I can vouch for his self opinionated personna but he was an engagingly memorable character especially when discussing his love of Beyer Garrets.