NBR D class 0-6-0T

NBR D Class
LNER Class J83

Condemned No 68470 in a dump at Bathgate Locomotive Depot 19 September 1962

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Matthew Holmes Builder Neilson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company Build date 1900-1901 Total produced 40

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) Loco weight 45 LT (45.72211 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in^2 (1.03 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson

Performance figures Tractive effort 17,745 lbf (78.93 kN)

Career Withdrawn 1947-1962 Disposition All scrapped

The NBR D Class (LNER Class J83) is a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives designed by Matthew Holmes for short distance freight and shunting duties on the North British Railway. They were introduced in 1900 and had inside cylinders and piston valves operated by Stephenson valve gear. Forty of these new Class D (LNER J83) engines were delivered in 1900-01, twenty each from Neilson and Company and Sharp, Stewart and Company.^[1] The class were gradually displaced by diesel shunters during the 1950s, with the last withdrawn in 1962. The class were however successful with only three failing to complete one million miles (1,600,000 km) during their lifetime, and No. 9830 managed to complete two million miles (3,200,000 km).^[2]

Numbering

A total of 40 locomotives were built, all but one of which came into British Railways (BR) ownership at nationalisation in 1948. BR numbers were 68442-68481.^[3]

References

1. "The Holmes J83 (NBR Class D) 0-6-0T".
2. "The Holmes J83 (NBR Class D) 0-6-0T".
3. Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, p.29

• Casserley, H.C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 2: London & North Eastern Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. p. 68. ISBN 0-7110-0553-2.