4-4-0 Class D29/ D30 Scott NBR Profile and Models
62426 'Cuddie Headrigg' at Stirling in September 1957. ©Ben Brooksbank
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. Forty-three were built, of which thirty-five (ten D29s and twenty-five D30s) survived into British Railways ownership in 1948. 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". |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
North British Locomotive Co |
Build Date |
1909 to 1920 |
Total Built |
43 |
Tractive Effort |
18,700 lbf (D30) 19,434 lbf (D29) |
Wheel Configuration |
4-4-0 |
Operated By |
North British Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Passenger Services |
In Service Until |
1960 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |