NER 38 Class
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Dimensions above are those of the Hawthorn locos as fitted with Worsdell boilers.[1] |
The NER 38 Class was a class of
History
At the time of
McDonnell set about designing a new class of express passenger locomotives, which incorporated a number of departures from established NER practice. Some of these were significant, such as the use of a leading bogie on an express locomotive; others were purely cosmetic, such as the shape of the chimney. The biggest change was that the driving position was placed on the left-hand side of the cab, instead of the right – the drivers did not like this change at all, and found fault with most of the other unfamiliar features.[5] So much pressure was put on McDonnell that he resigned in September 1884.[6] Despite this, uncompleted orders were allowed to stand, apart from the last batch of eight which were cancelled;[1] components which had already been manufactured for these were incorporated into some 0-6-0T locomotives which Henry Tennant's locomotive committee designed; these became the '8' class (LNER J74).[7]
Construction
Dates | Builder | Quantity | NER numbers | Notes |
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February–September 1884 | NER, Gateshead | 8 | 1318, 186, 180, 426, 664, 576, 385, 500 | [8] |
September–December 1884 | NER, Gateshead | 8 | 1331, 38, 112, 231, 126, 158, 234, 281 | [9] |
October 1884–April 1885 | Hawthorn, Leslie & Co (works nos. 1996–2007) |
12 | 1492–1503 | [10][11] |
— | NER, Gateshead | 8 | — | cancelled [7] |
Like other NER classes introduced prior to 1885, these locomotives were not given a classification at first; but
Initially placed in service on main line duties, they were soon relegated to less important jobs. These included the
Rebuilding
Between August 1895 and August 1900, the locomotives had their original boilers replaced by standard boilers of Worsdell design, of a type also used on several other NER locomotives, such as the '901' and '1440' classes, Class L, Class O and Class P. The new boilers had slightly smaller fireboxes, but had increased heating surface and water circulation space compared to the originals.[14]
Withdrawal
In January 1915, nos. 231, 1495/8 were withdrawn from service; by the end of the year, a further ten had been withdrawn.[9] The remainder followed at intervals between 1917 and 1921,[9] leaving just one locomotive, no. 281, still in service at the start of 1923, when the NER became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER); it was withdrawn from service in February 1923,[13] and was never allocated a LNER classification.[15]
Notes
- ^ a b Fry et al. 1981, p. 57.
- ^ Fry et al. 1981, p. 56.
- ^ a b Boddy et al. 1968, p. 148.
- ^ Nock 1988, pp. 26, 28.
- ^ Nock 1988, p. 28.
- ^ Fry et al. 1981, p. 56–57.
- ^ a b Allen et al. 1971, p. 33.
- ^ Baxter 1986, p. 135.
- ^ a b c Baxter 1986, pp. 135–6.
- ^ Baxter 1986, p. 136.
- ^ Nock 1974, p. 61.
- ^ Baxter 1986, pp. 15, 135.
- ^ a b Fry et al. 1981, p. 59.
- ^ Fry et al. 1981, p. 58.
- ^ Fry et al. 1981, p. 3.
References
- Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; ISBN 0-901115-06-1.
- Baxter, Bertram (1986). Baxter, David (ed.). Volume 5A: North Eastern Railway; Hull and Barnsley Railway. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-54-0.
- Boddy, M.G.; Brown, W.A.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D.F.; ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
- Fry, E.V.; ISBN 0-901115-52-5.
- ISBN 0-7110-0493-5.
- Nock, O.S. (1988). Great Locomotives of the LNER. London: Guild Publishing. CN8188.