NLR Class 75
| NLR Class 75 | |
|---|---|
BR | |
| Power class | LMS: 1F |
| Number in class | 1 January 1923: 30 1 January 1948: 14 |
| Withdrawn | 1930–1960 |
| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The North London Railway Class 75 is a class of
.Thirty were built to a design by J. C. Park from 1879 to 1905. They were designed for shunting the NLR's docks and were very compact but powerful engines. This made them suitable later for transfer onto the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, and some were sent north. They worked there until they were displaced by J94 "Austerity" 0-6-0STs.
Numbering
They were originally numbered 15–18, 61–66, 75–80, 91–95, 104, 107, 111, 115–116, 119, 121–123. In 1909 the nine locomotives numbered above 100 were transferred to the
Preservation
One, BR 58850 (ex LMS 27505, LMS 7505, LNWR 2650, NLR 116) – the last of the class to be withdrawn, in 1960 – has been preserved and has run on the Bluebell Railway. However as of 2017[update] it is stored at Sheffield Park shed awaiting overhaul.
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References
- ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.