NBR C Class
| NBR C Class LNER Class J36 & J32 | |
|---|---|
British Railways | |
| Power class | BR: 2F |
| Nicknames | Eighteen inchers |
| Withdrawn | 1926–1967 |
| Disposition | One J36 preserved, remainder scrapped. All J32 locomotives scrapped. |
The NBR C Class (
The NBR C Class (LNER Class J32) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Dugald Drummond for freight work on the North British Railway. They were built in 1876 and 1877 and had large 18-inch cylinders. A total of 32 locomotives were built. The NBR gave these engines the same designation (C class) as the Matthew Holmes engines above. The two types were very similar, and shared the same (then unusual) 18 inch cylinder size. Between 1898 and 1903, Holmes had all 32 of the Drummond locomotives rebuilt to match his own C class design. Thus the locomotives were considered a single class by the NBR, although on passing to LNER ownership they received the separate designations of J36 and J32 respectively.
Technical information
As built, they had a saturated (non-superheated) boiler at 140 lbf/in2 or 0.97 MPa (150 lbf/in2 or 1.03 MPa for the last 24)[2] and Stephenson valve gears with slide valves. Between 1913 and 1923, the class was rebuilt with larger boilers set at 165 psi and the Reid side-window cab.
Ownership
NBR
Predecessors
After the introduction of the
Holmes C Class
With the opening of the second Tay Rail Bridge in July 1887 and the upcoming opening of the Forth Bridge in March 1890, the NBR needed more powerful goods locos. The result was the Holmes Class C (J36). Introduced in 1888, it was built in regular batches until 1900, eventually totalling 168 locos. 138 were built at the NBR's Cowlairs Works while the other 30 were split equally between Neilson and Company and Sharp, Stewart and Company.
World War I
During the
LNER
On 1 January 1923, all 168 locos passed into the hands of the LNER, becoming Class J36. As with all ex-NBR locos, they had 9000 added to their number. The final eight unrebuilt locos were rebuilt in 1923. In 1937, Nos. 9714 and 9716 (later 5285 and 5287)[3] were rebuilt with cutdown chimney and dome for use on the Gartverrie Branch. In 1946 the remaining locos were renumbered from 5210 to 5346. A number of locos had tender cabs fitted for use with Snowplows.
BR
At
Locomotive names
| NBR Number |
LNER 1946 Number | BR Number | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 5217 | 65217 | French |
| 605 | St Quentin | ||
| 608 | Foch | ||
| 611 | 5268 | 65268 | Allenby
|
| 612 | 5269 | Ypres | |
| 615 | Verdun | ||
| 620 | Rawlinson | ||
| 621 | Monro
| ||
| 627 | Petain | ||
| 628 | 5216 | 65216 | Byng
|
| 631 | Aisne | ||
| 643 | Arras | ||
| 646 | 5222 | 65222 | Somme |
| 647 | 5223 | Albert | |
| 648 | 5224 | 65224 | Mons |
| 650 | 5226 | 65226 | Haig |
| 657 | 5233 | 65233 | Plumer |
| 659 | 5235 | 65235 | Gough |
| 660 | 5236 | 65236 | Horne |
| 661 | Ole Bill
| ||
| 662 | Birdwood | ||
| 666 | Marne | ||
| 673 | 5243 | 65243 | Maude
|
| 676 | Reims | ||
| 682 | 5253 | 65253 | Joffre |
Preservation
One, 673 Maude (LNER number 9673; LNER 1946 number 5243; BR number 65243) has been preserved by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. It starred in the 2000 remake of The Railway Children on the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex. Last steamed in 2002, it is currently on static display awaiting funds for an overhaul.
Trivia
65288 was adopted by Dunfermline High School Railway Society and was repainted by society members while still in BR service [1]. It was fitted with one small and one normal sized buffer at the front end.
References
- ^ Fry 1966, p. 215.
- ^ Marsden, Richard. "The Holmes J36 (NBR Class C) 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER encyclopedia.
- ^ "NBRSG : NBR locomotives list". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Marsden, Richard. "The Holmes J36 (NBR Class C) 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia. Winwaed Software Technology LLC. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1962 edition
- Aves, William A. T. (2009). The Railway Operating Division on the Western Front. Donnington: Shaun Tyas. pp. 147, 159. ISBN 978-1-900289-99-3.
- ISBN 0-7110-0553-2.
- Fry, E.V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 5: Tender Engines – Classes J1 to J37. Kenilworth: ISBN 0-901115-12-6.
External links
- Class J36 Details at Rail UK
- Scottish Railway Preservation Society page on Maude
- NBR/LNER Holmes "J36" Class 0-6-0 at BRDatabase