NBR J class


The NBR J Class , 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. Forty-three were built, of which thirty-five 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. 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. A further 25 superheated locomotives were built between 1914 and 1920 and the LNER classified these as D30/2.

Accidents and incidents

British Railways numbers were:
BuiltClassNBR no.NameLNER 1st no.LNER 2nd no.BR no.Withdrawn
1909D29895Rob Roy989524001948
1909D29896Dandie Dinmont989624011949
1909D29897Redgauntlet989724021949
1909D29898Sir Walter Scott989824031948
1909D29899Jeanie Deans989924041949
1909D29900The Fair Maid99002405624051951
1911D29243Meg Merrilies924324061949
1911D29244Madge Wildfire924424071947
1911D29245Bailie Nicol Jarvie924524081947
1911D29338Helen MacGregor933824091948
1911D29339Ivanhoe93392410624101952
1911D29340Lady of Avenel93402411624111952
1911D29359Dirk Hatteraick93592412624121950
1911D29360Guy Mannering93602413624131950
1911D29361Vich Ian Vohr93611946
1911D29362Ravenswood936224151947
1912D30/1400The Dougal Cratur94001945
1912D30/1363Hal o' the Wynd93632417624171951
1914D30/2409The Pirate94092418624181959
1914D30/2410Meg Dods94102419624191957
1914D30/2411Dominie Sampson94112420624201957
1914D30/2412Laird o' Monkbarns94122421624211960
1914D30/2413Caleb Balderstone94132422624221958
1914D30/2414Dugald Dalgetty94142423624231957
1914D30/2415Claverhouse94152424624241957
1914D30/2416Ellangowan94162425624251958
1914D30/2417Cuddie Headrigg94172426624261960
1914D30/2418Dumbiedykes94182427624271959
1914D30/2419The Talisman94192428624281958
1914D30/2420The Abbot94202429624291957
1914D30/2421Jingling Geordie94212430624301957
1914D30/2422Kenilworth94222431624311958
1914D30/2423Quentin Durward94232432624321958
1915D30/2424Lady Rowena942424331947
1915D30/2425Kettledrummle94252434624341958
1915D30/2426Norna94262435624351957
1915D30/2427Lord Glenvarloch94272436624361959
1915D30/2428Adam Woodcock94282437624371958
1920D30/2497Peter Poundtext94972438624381957
1920D30/2498Father Ambrose94982439624391959
1920D30/2499Wandering Willie94992440624401958
1920D30/2500Black Duncan95002441624411958
1920D30/2501Simon Glover95012442624421958

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.