William P. Reid

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William Paton Reid (8 September 1854–2 February 1932) was apprenticed to the Cowlairs railway works of the North British Railway in 1879 and was Locomotive Superintendent from 1903-1919. He was awarded a CBE in 1920. He was born, and died, in Glasgow, Scotland [1] [2].

[edit] Locomotives

Reid modernised and rebuilt existing engines and introduced superheating to the North British Railway. New locomotives designed by him include:

  • NBR Class B, later LNER Class J35, 0-6-0 [3]
  • NBR Class B, later LNER Class J37, 0-6-0 [4]
  • NBR Class J, later LNER Class D29, 6' 6" 4-4-0 [5]
  • NBR Class J, later LNER Class D30, 6' 6" 4-4-0 [6]
  • NBR Class K, later LNER Class D32, 6' 0" 4-4-0 [7]
  • NBR Class K, later LNER Class D33, 6' 0" 4-4-0 [8]
  • NBR Class K, later LNER Class D34, 6' 0" 4-4-0 [9]
  • NBR Class L, later LNER Class C16, 4-4-2T [10]
  • NBR Class M, later LNER Class C15, 4-4-2T [11]

Some of the NBR classes had several variants. The NBR did not distinguish between the variants but the LNER did. The figures 6' 6" or 6' 0" indicate the driving wheel diameter.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ William Reid
  2. ^ William Paton Reid, Matthew Holmes and Walter Chalmers
  3. ^ The Reid J35 (NBR Class B) 0-6-0 Locomotives
  4. ^ The Reid J37 (NBR Classes B & S) 0-6-0 Locomotives
  5. ^ The Reid D29 'Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives
  6. ^ The Reid D30 'Superheated Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives
  7. ^ The Reid D32 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
  8. ^ The Reid D33 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
  9. ^ The Reid D34 'Glen' (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
  10. ^ The Reid C16 (NBR Class L) Atlantic Tank Engines
  11. ^ The Reid C15 (NBR Class M) Atlantic Tank Engines


Preceded by:
Matthew Holmes
1882-1903		 Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North British Railway
1903-1919		 Followed by:
Walter Chalmers
1920-1922


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