NBR J class

NBR J Class
LNER Classes D29 & D30

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William P. Reid
Builder	North British Locomotive Company and NBR Cowlairs Works
Build date	1909-1920

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 diameter	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

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

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

Main article: Ratho rail crash

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

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

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↑ 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.
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↑ 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.

London and North Eastern Railway locomotives

Pre-grouping railway designs:

Great Central:	A5 B1/B18 B2/B19 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 C4 C5 C13 C14 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 E2 E3 E8 F1 F2 G3 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 J13 J58 J59 J60 J61 J62 J63 L1/L3 M1 N4 N5 N6 O4 O5 Q4 S1 X4 Y2

Great Eastern:	B12 D13 D14 D15 D16 E4 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 G4 J14 J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J65 J66 J67 J68 J69 J70 N7 Y4 Y5 Y6 Z4/J92

Great North of Scotland:	D38 D39 D40 D41 D42 D43 D44 D45 D46 D47 D48 G10 J90 J91 Z4 Z5

Great Northern:	A1 C1 C2 C12 D1 D2 D3 D4 E1 G1 G2 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J50 J51 J52 J53 J54 J55 J56 J57 K1 K2 K3 N1 N2 O1 O2 Q1 Q2 Q3 R1

North British:	C10 C11 C15 C16 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D50 D51 E7 G7 G8 G9 J31 J32 J33 J34 J35 J36 J37 J81 J82 J83 J84 J85 J86 J88 N14 N15 Y9 Y10

North Eastern:	A2 A6 A7 B13 B14 B15 B16 C6 C7 C8 D17/1 D17/2 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 E5 E6 F8 G5 G6 H1 J21 J22 J24 J25 J26 J27 J71 J72 J73 J74 J76 J77 J78 J79 N8 N9 N10 Q5 Q6 Q7 T1 X1 X2 X3 Y7 Y8 EB1 EE1 EF1 ES1

North Eastern (ex Hull & Barnsley)	D24 J23 J28 J75 J80 N11 N12 N13 Q10

LNER designs:

Gresley (1923–1941):	A1 A3 A4 A8 B17 D49 J38 J39 J50 K4 P1 P2 U1 V1 V2 V3 V4 W1 EM1

Thompson (1941–1946):	A1 A2/1 A2/2 A2/3 B1 B2 K1 K5 L1 O1 Q1

Peppercorn (1946–1947):	A1 A2 K1

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)

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