NBR J Class
LNER Classes D29 & D30
Specifications
Configuration
4-4-0
Gauge
4 ft 8 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )
Leading dia.
3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Length
46 ft 8.5 in (14.24 m)
Axle load
18.4 long tons (18.7 t )
Loco weight
54.8 long tons (55.7 t ) D29,
57.3 long tons (58.2 t ) D30/1,
57.8 long tons (58.7 t ) D30/2
Tender weight
46.0 long tons (46.7 t )
Fuel type
coal
Firebox:
• Firegrate area
21.13 square feet (1.963 m2 )
Boiler
5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) diameter
Boiler pressure
190 psi (1.3 MPa ) D29,
165 psi (1.14 MPa ) D30
Heating surface:
• Tubes
1,478.3 square feet (137.34 m2 ) D29,
871.3 square feet (80.95 m2 ) D30/1
677.0 square feet (62.90 m2 ) D30/2
• Firebox
139.7 square feet (12.98 m2 )
Cylinders
2
Cylinder size
19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm) D29, 20 in × 26 in (510 mm × 660 mm) D30
Valve gear
Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort
19,434 lbf (86.45 kN) D29
18,700 lbf (83 kN) D30
Career
Operators
NBR, LNER, BR
Class
NBR J; LNER D29 and D30
Power class
BR: 3P
Numbers
243-245, 338-340, 359-363, 400, 409-428, 497-501, 895-899, 990
Nicknames
Scott class
Retired
1960
Disposition
All engines scrapped
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. Ten D29s and 25 D30s survived into British Railways ownership in 1948.
Overview [ edit ]
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.
Builders [ edit ]
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 .[1] The NBR always referred to these locomotives as J Class, but the LNER classified the initial 16 locomotives D29, and the two superheated locomotives as D30.[2] A further 25 superheated locomotives were built between 1914 and 1920 and the LNER classified these as D30/2.[3]
Accidents and incidents [ edit ]
On 3 January 1917, locomotive No. 421 Jingling Geordie overran signals and was in a head-on collision with an express passenger train at Ratho , Lothian . Twelve people were killed and 44 were seriously injured. Irregular operating procedures were a major contributory factor in the accident. These were subsequently stopped.[4]
Numbers and names [ edit ]
British Railways numbers [5] were:
D29, 62401-62413 (with gaps)
D30, 62417-62442 (62433 missing)
Built
Class
NBR no.
Name
LNER 1st no.
LNER 2nd no.
BR no.
Withdrawn
1909
D29
895
Rob Roy
9895
7003240000000000000♠ 2400
7004624000000000000♠ (62400)
1948
1909
D29
896
Dandie Dinmont
9896
7003240100000000000♠ 2401
7004624010000000000♠ (62401)
1949
1909
D29
897
Redgauntlet
9897
7003240200000000000♠ 2402
7004624020000000000♠ (62402)
1949
1909
D29
898
Sir Walter Scott
9898
7003240300000000000♠ 2403
7004624030000000000♠ (62403)
1948
1909
D29
899
Jeanie Deans
9899
7003240400000000000♠ 2404
7004624040000000000♠ (62404)
1949
1909
D29
900
The Fair Maid
9900
7003240500000000000♠ 2405
7004624050000000000♠ 62405
1951
1911
D29
243
Meg Merrilies
9243
7003240600000000000♠ 2406
7004624060000000000♠ (62406)
1949
1911
D29
244
Madge Wildfire
9244
7003240700000000000♠ 2407
1947
1911
D29
245
Bailie Nicol Jarvie
9245
7003240800000000000♠ 2408
1947
1911
D29
338
Helen MacGregor
9338
7003240900000000000♠ 2409
7004624090000000000♠ (62409)
1948
1911
D29
339
Ivanhoe
9339
7003241000000000000♠ 2410
7004624100000000000♠ 62410
1952
1911
D29
340
Lady of Avenel
9340
7003241100000000000♠ 2411
7004624110000000000♠ 62411
1952
1911
D29
359
Dirk Hatteraick
9359
7003241200000000000♠ 2412
7004624120000000000♠ 62412
1950
1911
D29
360
Guy Mannering
9360
7003241300000000000♠ 2413
7004624130000000000♠ 62413
1950
1911
D29
361
Vich Ian Vohr
9361
7003241400000000000♠ (2414)
1946
1911
D29
362
Ravenswood
9362
7003241500000000000♠ 2415
1947
1912
D30/1
400
The Dougal Cratur
9400
7003241600000000000♠ (2416)
1945
1912
D30/1
363
Hal o' the Wynd
9363
7003241700000000000♠ 2417
7004624170000000000♠ 62417
1951
1914
D30/2
409
The Pirate
9409
7003241800000000000♠ 2418
7004624180000000000♠ 62418
1959
1914
D30/2
410
Meg Dods
9410
7003241900000000000♠ 2419
7004624190000000000♠ 62419
1957
1914
D30/2
411
Dominie Sampson
9411
7003242000000000000♠ 2420
7004624200000000000♠ 62420
1957
1914
D30/2
412
Laird o' Monkbarns
9412
7003242100000000000♠ 2421
7004624210000000000♠ 62421
1960
1914
D30/2
413
Caleb Balderstone
9413
7003242200000000000♠ 2422
7004624220000000000♠ 62422
1958
1914
D30/2
414
Dugald Dalgetty
9414
7003242300000000000♠ 2423
7004624230000000000♠ 62423
1957
1914
D30/2
415
Claverhouse
9415
7003242400000000000♠ 2424
7004624240000000000♠ 62424
1957
1914
D30/2
416
Ellangowan
9416
7003242500000000000♠ 2425
7004624250000000000♠ 62425
1958
1914
D30/2
417
Cuddie Headrigg
9417
7003242600000000000♠ 2426
7004624260000000000♠ 62426
1960
1914
D30/2
418
Dumbiedykes
9418
7003242700000000000♠ 2427
7004624270000000000♠ 62427
1959
1914
D30/2
419
The Talisman
9419
7003242800000000000♠ 2428
7004624280000000000♠ 62428
1958
1914
D30/2
420
The Abbot
9420
7003242900000000000♠ 2429
7004624290000000000♠ 62429
1957
1914
D30/2
421
Jingling Geordie
9421
7003243000000000000♠ 2430
7004624300000000000♠ 62430
1957
1914
D30/2
422
Kenilworth
9422
7003243100000000000♠ 2431
7004624310000000000♠ 62431
1958
1914
D30/2
423
Quentin Durward
9423
7003243200000000000♠ 2432
7004624320000000000♠ 62432
1958
1915
D30/2
424
Lady Rowena
9424
7003243300000000000♠ 2433
1947
1915
D30/2
425
Kettledrummle
9425
7003243400000000000♠ 2434
7004624340000000000♠ 62434
1958
1915
D30/2
426
Norna
9426
7003243500000000000♠ 2435
7004624350000000000♠ 62435
1957
1915
D30/2
427
Lord Glenvarloch
9427
7003243600000000000♠ 2436
7004624360000000000♠ 62436
1959
1915
D30/2
428
Adam Woodcock
9428
7003243700000000000♠ 2437
7004624370000000000♠ 62437
1958
1920
D30/2
497
Peter Poundtext
9497
7003243800000000000♠ 2438
7004624380000000000♠ 62438
1957
1920
D30/2
498
Father Ambrose
9498
7003243900000000000♠ 2439
7004624390000000000♠ 62439
1959
1920
D30/2
499
Wandering Willie
9499
7003244000000000000♠ 2440
7004624400000000000♠ 62440
1958
1920
D30/2
500
Black Duncan
9500
7003244100000000000♠ 2441
7004624410000000000♠ 62441
1958
1920
D30/2
501
Simon Glover
9501
7003244200000000000♠ 2442
7004624420000000000♠ 62442
1958
NBR no. 898 was named after the author of the Waverley Novels , and the others were given the names either of those novels, or of characters and places in them. The LNER increased the NBR numbers by 9000, and these were applied between 1924 and 1926. New LNER numbers were allotted in 1943 in the order of construction, but the locos were not renumbered until 1946, by which time two had been withdrawn. British Railways increased the LNER 1946 numbers by 60000 between 1948 and 1950, but some were withdrawn before this could be carried out. Numbers in parentheses were allocated but not carried.[6]
References [ edit ]
^ Marsden, Richard. "The Reid D29 'Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives" . The LNER Encyclopedia . Winwaed Software Technology LLC. Retrieved 2008-11-20 .
^ Marsden, Richard. "The Reid D30 'Superheated Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives" . The LNER Encyclopedia . Winwaed Software Technology LLC. Retrieved 2008-11-20 .
^ http://www.lner.info/locos/D/d30.shtml
^ Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7 . Penryn: Atlantic Books. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, pp 19-20
^ Boddy, M.G.; Brown, W.A.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D.F.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1968). Fry, E.V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 4: Tender Engines - Classes D25 to E7 . Kenilworth: RCTS . pp. 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27–28. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
Pre-grouping
railway designs:
LNER designs:
Other designs:
Proposed designs:
P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
? 4-8-2 (1939)
Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
D 4-4-0 (1943)
? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)