Reid J88 (NBR F Class) 0-6-0T
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:00 pm
I have a new collection of photos featuring the NBR F Class (LNER Class J88) was a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives, designed by William P. Reid on the North British Railway. They were used for dockyard shunting duties
When the North British railway required more dock shunting tank locomotives in 1904, rather than order further copies of the railway's standard G class (LNER class Y9) 0-4-0ST , William P. Reid introduced a completely new 0-6-0T locomotive design
They were used on docks and harbours on both the east and west coasts of Scotland. They were usually allocated to St. Margaret's (Edinburgh), Eastfield (Glasgow), Thornton, Kipps, Polmont, Stirling and Haymarket (Edinburgh) locomotive depots.
At the grouping in 1923, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who classified them as class J88. They were all still in service at Nationalisation in 1948. BR added 60000 to their LNER 1946 number
One locomotive, No. 68341, was withdrawn in 1954 after falling into Kirkcaldy harbour, but later the class were gradually displaced by diesel shunters during the 1950s, with the last withdrawn in December 1962. All members of the class were scrapped
Including this cramped photo location of
68345 and 2 J37's Alloa 20th May 1956
https://tinyurl.com/2xktfjdv
N.B.R. era photos start here with
121
https://tinyurl.com/4b8hk2ww
LNER era starts here with
8325
https://tinyurl.com/3nsp4j7y
B.R. era starts here with
68320
https://tinyurl.com/ydyftvck
Neil
https://tinyurl.com/2xktfjdv
When the North British railway required more dock shunting tank locomotives in 1904, rather than order further copies of the railway's standard G class (LNER class Y9) 0-4-0ST , William P. Reid introduced a completely new 0-6-0T locomotive design
They were used on docks and harbours on both the east and west coasts of Scotland. They were usually allocated to St. Margaret's (Edinburgh), Eastfield (Glasgow), Thornton, Kipps, Polmont, Stirling and Haymarket (Edinburgh) locomotive depots.
At the grouping in 1923, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who classified them as class J88. They were all still in service at Nationalisation in 1948. BR added 60000 to their LNER 1946 number
One locomotive, No. 68341, was withdrawn in 1954 after falling into Kirkcaldy harbour, but later the class were gradually displaced by diesel shunters during the 1950s, with the last withdrawn in December 1962. All members of the class were scrapped
Including this cramped photo location of
68345 and 2 J37's Alloa 20th May 1956
https://tinyurl.com/2xktfjdv
N.B.R. era photos start here with
121
https://tinyurl.com/4b8hk2ww
LNER era starts here with
8325
https://tinyurl.com/3nsp4j7y
B.R. era starts here with
68320
https://tinyurl.com/ydyftvck
Neil
https://tinyurl.com/2xktfjdv