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LNER Steam in the 1930s

Similar of course to the LMS, the LNER had been an amalgam of different railway companies in 1923 and yet there had been continuity in locomotive development with Gresley able to continue and develop his ideas meaning the LNER was a place of eye catching endeavour especially with the advent of the streamline A4 class in the 1930s. Here for the first time we are able to see the camera wielding exploits of one photographer, George Barlow. A man who recorded the new, the old, the interesting and the unusual, presented in authoritative form with detailed captions. We even have the massive P2s, at work and under test! Out of necessity picture books on the railways of generations past are restricted when it comes to the choice of images available; consequently a new collection is welcome, and this is what we have here in this selection from the George Barlow collection held at The Transport Treasury. What also makes this collection so remarkable is that it is not restricted to loco only portraits, as George was adept at moving train shots as well. We are indeed fortunate his collection has survived and may be appreciated by a wider audience.

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Notwithstanding the quiet revolution that was taking place at Crewe under the stewardship of Mr Stanier it was to Doncaster that eyes often turned in the 1930s and where the products of Mr Gresley were emerging and often breaking records as they did.

LNER Steam in the 1930s

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LNER Steam in the 1930s The George Barlow Collection

Compiled by Brian J. Dickson

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Front Cover: Monday 2 May 1938. Approaching Nottingham Midland station at the head of a three coach ‘local’ is ex-GNR Class D1 (LNER Class D2) 4-4-0 No 4374. The product of Doncaster Works during 1900, she would be withdrawn from service in 1946. (GB530) Frontispiece: Wednesday 31 May 1933. Ex-GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11/1) ‘Large Director’ 4-4-0 No 5506 Butler-Henderson was the first of the class to be constructed at Gorton during 1919 and be named after a GCR company director; she would be numbered 62660 with British Railways and be withdrawn in 1960. Laid aside for preservation, she was stored at Gorton Works for several years and in 1961 was presented to the Transport Museum at Clapham in London. In 1981 she was with the Great Central Railway at Loughborough where she was overhauled and brought back into steam. She worked there for ten years until her boiler certificate expired and is now a static exhibit at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse. The crew are seen here at Nottingham Victoria station with an ‘up’ working, coupling up to a pilot locomotive. (GB11) Rear Cover: Wednesday 31 May 1933. Seen at Nottingham Victoria station with an ’up’ working is ex-GCR Class 11B (LNER Class D9/1) 4-4-0 No 6025, constructed by Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1902 with a saturated steam boiler, she would be rebuilt during 1914 with a superheating boiler and be withdrawn from service in 1945. Note the first coach behind the locomotive tender which is an ex-GCR ‘Barnum’ 60ft varnished teak T.O. fitted with ornate handrails. (GB18)

George Barlow The Photographer Born in Nottingham in 1916, George developed a lifelong interest in railways of all gauges and steam locomotives in particular. On leaving school, he tried to join the LNER as an engine cleaner at Colwick but they were recruiting fewer staff at that time and George was unlucky. Instead he joined the Nottingham Journal where he became a proof reader until being called-up in 1940 when he applied to join the Railway Operating Department of the Royal Engineers and to his surprise was accepted. After his military training he served on the Melbourne Military Railway (a ten mile branch line between Chellaston Junction and Ashby-de-la-Zouch) where he learnt his footplate skills. Having passed out as a driver in 1941, he undertook diesel locomotive training and returned to the Melbourne Military Railway as a diesel instructor. Until demobilisation he worked on some ten military railways around the country gaining experience on many types of steam and diesel locomotives and cranes. George was unable to settle back in his old job at the Nottingham Journal as a proof reader and sought an opening as a locomotive driver but by now was too old to join the ‘Big Four’ so applied to an advert in the Model Railway magazine for a ‘…driver for a famous miniature railway…’ but failing to get a reply he wrote to the

General Manager of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway asking if they had placed the advert, they hadn’t but they did need a driver for the 1947 season and would he like to come for an interview. George duly got the job and he and his family moved into their new house at the Pilot Halt near Dungeness at the beginning of 1947 and the following year moved into a railway house in New Romney. He was made Foreman Driver at the end of the first season at New Romney and during the following years became the face of ‘the friendly line’. In 1968 George was promoted to Operating Manager, the post he held until retirement in 1982 when he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to the RH&DR. George bought his first camera in 1933 and was an enthusiastic photographer for seventy years. His collection includes many photographs taken around Nottingham together with others taken when out on his frequent cycling trips to other parts of the country. George died in June 2006 and the above biographical notes were supplied by Paul Ross who also placed the George Barlow Collection of photographs with The Transport Treasury. Paul Ross

Introduction The 1930’s saw the LNER continuing production of Nigel Gresley’s superb A3 Class Pacifics in two batches during 1930 and again in 1934. Production of the successful Class B17 ‘Sandringham’ three-cylinder 4-6-0’s continued from 1930 with construction continuing until 1936 and during May 1934 the first of Gresley’s impressive Class P2 2-8-2’s exited Doncaster Works and entered a period of testing. Our photographer was lucky enough to be at Newark station when Cock o’ the North paused during a trial run, a trio of his photographs appear in the book.

companies in East Anglia and was formed in 1893 and jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway. This gave them access to the East Anglian ports from the East Midlands with traffic consisting mainly of coal heading east and agricultural products and fish heading west. In addition there was a large amount of summer holiday traffic which at times necessitated many special workings.

The year 1935 saw the introduction of his streamlined Class A4 locomotives specifically to haul the four hour express ‘The Silver Jubilee’ service between London Kings Cross and Newcastle in September 1935. This was followed with the introduction of the six hour Kings Cross to Edinburgh service ‘The Coronation’ in July 1937 and in September of the same year ‘The West Riding’ three hour five minute journey form Kings Cross to Leeds and Bradford. All these services utilised the Class A4 Pacifics together with newly constructed articulated coaching stock. 1936 saw the delivery of the first of the highly successful ‘Green Arrow’ mixed traffic Class V2 2-6-2’s that would continue in production up to 1944. All this new locomotive activity led inevitably to the withdrawal of many older Class B 4-6-0’s, Class C Atlantics and Class D 4-4-0’s.

At its centre of operations were the locomotive and engineering workshops at Melton Constable which would close after the LNER took control in October 1936. Its locomotive stock, at the period of the photographs in this book, consisted of forty very graceful W.S. Johnson designed 4-4-0’s, designated Class C by the M&GNJR, which had been delivered by both Sharp, Stewart & Co and Beyer, Peacock & Co between 1894 and 1899, all remaining in service until the late 1930s when withdrawal and scrapping commenced. These were to become classes D52, D53 and D54 with the LNER. For goods traffic they were still operating a fleet of sixteen 0-6-0’s, eight of which had been constructed by Neilson & Co and delivered in 1896 and a further eight from Kitson & Co during 1899 both designated Class D. These would become classes J40 and J41 with the LNER. In addition a further twelve 0-6-0’s were acquired from Dübs & Co during 1901 and designated Class DA by them and Class J3 by the LNER.

The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) had been developed from several local

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Saturday 17 June 1933. At Newark station, ex-GNR Class A1 (LNER Class A1) 4-6-2 No 4471 Sir Frederick Banbury is seen at the head of an ‘up’ stopper. The second member of Nigel Gresley’s first class of Pacific locomotives, she entered service from Doncaster Works in 1922 and was named after a former Chairman of the Great Northern Railway. Rebuilt as a Class A3 locomotive in 1942, she would acquire a double chimney during 1959 and would be withdrawn from service in 1961, numbered 60102 by British Railways. (GB3)

Saturday 17 June 1933. At Newark station, LNER Class A1 4-6-2 No 2545 Diamond Jubilee is at the head of a southbound express. With a full head of steam and the Newark South ‘box somersault ‘starter’ in the ‘off’ position, she is about to depart. A product of Doncaster Works during 1924, she was named after the then Prince of Wales owned horse that had won the 1900 Derby, 2000 Guineas and St Leger races. She would be rebuilt as a Class A3 locomotive during 1941 and be withdrawn in 1963 by British Railways, numbered 60046. (GB4)

Saturday 17 June 1933. This close-up is of another of the Gresley Class A3s also seen at Newark station. No 2544 Lemberg is waiting to depart with a passenger train. Constructed at Doncaster Works during 1924 as a Class A1, she had been rebuilt as a Class A3 locomotive in 1927. Named after the racehorse that had won the 1910 Derby, she would become No 60045 with British Railways and be withdrawn from service in 1964. (GB6)

Saturday 12 August 1933. This photograph gives the impression of two greyhounds awaiting ‘the off’. Standing beside the Grantham Yard Box, at the south end of Grantham station, are two examples of the ex-GNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 that are waiting to take over southbound trains. Both constructed at Doncaster Works, on the left is No 4458 which entered service in 1910 and would be withdrawn during 1947, whilst on the right is the older No 3300 which entered service during 1905 and would be withdrawn in 1949. This Henry Alfred Ivatt design was his second ‘Atlantic’ class introduced in 1902 to handle express passenger traffic on the GNR. Constructed using a saturated steam boiler, all were rebuilt over a period of years by both the GNR and the LNER with superheating steam boilers. A total of ninety-four of these beautifully proportioned locomotives were constructed between 1902 and 1910, all bar one example at Doncaster Works. The bulk of the class would be withdrawn during the 1940s with the premier example, No 251, being preserved and now residing with the National Collection. (GB701)

1934. This photograph taken at Grantham station clearly shows the unique front end of LNER Class A3 4-6-2 No 2751 Humorist that had been altered to carry out ‘Smoke Lifting Experiments’ during 1932 and 1933. This equipment would be altered during both 1937 and 1938 and at a later date she would be the only member of the class to be fitted with large smoke deflectors. A product of Doncaster Works in 1929, she had been named after the racehorse that had won the 1921 Derby. Numbered 60097 with British Railways, she would end her days allocated to St Margarets shed in Edinburgh and be withdrawn during 1963. (GB64)

1934. Also seen at Grantham is ex-GNR Class A1 4-6-2 No 4470 Great Northern, Nigel Gresley’s first Pacific that entered service from Doncaster Works in 1922. She would later be rebuilt during the Edward Thompson period as a Class A1/1 utilising three sets of Walschaerts valve gear replacing the Gresley conjugated valve gear and re-entering service in September 1945 fitted with a double chimney. She would be numbered 60113 by British Railways and withdrawn from service in 1962. (GB66)

1934. Standing adjacent to the Yard Box and Grantham station waiting to take over a southbound train is exGNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 No 3293. A product of Doncaster Works during 1905, she would be withdrawn in 1948. (GB67)

Left and above: 1934. These two photographs show LNER Class A1 4-6-2 No 4479 Robert the Devil waiting beside the Yard Box at Grantham in glistening condition with the crew happy to pose for the photographer. A product of Doncaster Works in 1923 and named after the racehorse that had won the 1880 St Leger, she would be rebuilt as a Class A3 locomotive during 1942 and be withdrawn in 1963 numbered 60110. (GB82/83) Opposite: 1934. On this misty day at Nottingham Victoria station, ex-GCR Class 11E (LNER Class D10) ’Director’ 4-4-0 No 5429 Prince Henry is waiting to depart with a passenger working. Constructed at Gorton Works during 1913, she was one of only ten examples of the class and would become No 62650 with British Railways and be withdrawn during 1954. Initially named Sir Alexander Henderson until 1917 when she would become Sir Douglas Haig until the 1920s when she acquired her final name. (GB86)

1934. Awaiting its next duty at Nottingham Victoria station is the premier locomotive of ex-GCR Class 1 (LNER Class B2) 4-6-0 No 5423 Sir Sam Fay. Constructed at Gorton Works during 1912, the class consisted of only six members and would be re-classified Class B19 in 1945 by the LNER. Designed as express passenger locomotives, they were quickly superseded by Robinson’s later 4-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class B9P (LNER Class B3). No 5423 would be withdrawn from service during 1945. The locomotive was named after the General Manager of the GCR who served from 1902 until 1922. (GB87)

1934. Standing beside the Grantham Yard Box is LNER Class A3 4-6-2 No 2747 Coronach which had been constructed at Doncaster Works during 1928 and named after the racehorse that had won the 1926 Derby and St Leger races. She would be withdrawn from service in 1962 whilst based at Carlisle Canal shed numbered 60093. (GB89)

1934. Seen at speed at the head of a ‘down’ goods near Grantham is ex-NER Class Z (LNER Class C7) 4-4-2 No 2172. This Vincent Raven designed three-cylinder superheated boiler locomotive saw twenty examples entering service from the NBL during 1911 with a further thirty examples being constructed at Darlington Works between 1914 and 1918. No 2171 was a product of Darlington Works in 1914 and would be withdrawn during 1944. (GB90)

1934. Seen here at Nottingham Victoria station with the fireman supervising watering is ex-GCR Class 11B (LNER Class D9/1) 4-4-0 No 6022. Constructed by Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1902 with a saturated steam boiler, she would be rebuilt during 1917 with a superheating boiler and be withdrawn from service in 1942. (GB92)

1934. On the turntable at Nottingham carriage sidings are seen the graceful lines of M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 44 which had been constructed by Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1894. Becoming number 044 within Class D53 with the LNER, she would be withdrawn during 1941. (GB109)

1934. At Nottingham London Road station ex-GNR Class D3 (LNER Class D3) 4-4-0 No 4355 is waiting at the head of a rake of four-wheeled coaches to depart with a ‘stopper’. Constructed at Doncaster Works in 1899, she would be withdrawn fifty years later during 1949. (GB146)

Tuesday 24 April 1934. At Nottingham Victoria station ex-GCR Class 11B (LNER Class D9/1) 4-4-0 No 6033 is blowing off vigorously whilst waiting to join its train. Constructed by Sharp, Stewart & Co during 1902 with a saturated steam boiler, she would be rebuilt in 1916 with a superheating boiler and be withdrawn from service in 1949. (GB79)

Wednesday 4 July 1934. This splendidly clean locomotive is an example of the three-cylinder LNER Class B17 4-6-0s designed during the Nigel Gresley period as more powerful locomotives to handle the heavier traffic on the GER section of the LNER. Becoming commonly known by enthusiasts as either ‘Sandringhams’ or ‘Footballers’, No 2834 Hinchingbrooke is seen here at Nottingham Victoria with an ‘up’ express working. Constructed at Darlington Works in 1931, she would be withdrawn from service during 1958 numbered 61634. (GB814)

Saturday 7 July 1934. Designed to handle the heavy loads over the stiff gradients and curves on the route between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, the Nigel Gresley designed Class P2 2-8-2s consisted of six examples constructed at Doncaster Works between 1934 and 1936. The first example was No 2001 Cock o’ the North which exited ‘The Plant’ in May 1934 and is seen here at Newark fitted with an indicator shelter whilst undergoing trials between Doncaster and King’s Cross. She was the first LNER locomotive to be fitted with a ‘Kylchap’ double blast pipe and chimney, she was also fitted with Lentz rotary cam poppet valve gear and an ACFI feed water heater pump. In December of this year she was transferred to the Vitry locomotive testing plant near Paris for extensive tests on their ‘rolling road’, there was no such facility in the UK. Returning to the UK in February 1935, and after final checks, she was allocated to Haymarket shed in Edinburgh to work the Aberdeen road which she would continue to do until going into Doncaster Works in 1937 and re-appearing in 1938 rebuilt with conventional Walschaerts valve gear, the ACFI equipment removed and a rebuilt front end with streamlining fitted. Returning to Scotland and based at Ferryhill shed in Aberdeen, she would work on until being rebuilt yet again at Doncaster Works in 1944, under the Edward Thompson regime as a Class A2/2 Pacific and spend the remainder of her working life in Scotland, being withdrawn from service during 1960 numbered 60501. (GB147/148/711)

Saturday 7 July 1934. LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No 118 is preparing to depart from Newark station with a ‘local’ passenger train. Constructed at Darlington Works during 1924, she would be withdrawn in 1961 numbered 61833. The Ransome & Marles Bearing Co factory in the background, which was famous for its ball bearing production, was bombed during March 1941 with forty-one workers being killed. (GB149) Sunday 15 July 1934. At the head of an ‘up’ express passenger train at Nottingham Victoria station, ex-GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11/1) ‘Large Director’ 4-4-0 No 5503 Somme was the product of Gorton Works during 1922 that would be withdrawn in 1960 numbered 62667 with British Railways. (GB154A)

September 1934. At Nottingham Midland station the crew on M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 55 are waiting for the ‘right away’ for their train. A product of Sharp, Stewart & Co during 1896, she would undergo rebuilding on a couple of occasions and be equipped with a Midland boiler, note that she has also acquired a stovepipe chimney. She would be numbered 055 within Class D54 with the LNER and be withdrawn from service in 1943. (GB190)

Tuesday 12 March 1935. This close up view of LNER Class D49/2 three-cylinder 4-4-0 No 359 The Fitzwilliam shows clearly the linkage for the rotary cam operated Lentz poppet valve operation of this member of the class. Seen at Sheffield Victoria station, she was the product of Darlington Works in 1934 and was barely six months old when this photograph was taken. She would become No 62763 with British Railways and be withdrawn during 1961. (GB214)

Saturday 11 May 1935. At Nottingham Victoria station ex-GNR Class J22 (LNER Class J6) 0-6-0 No 3576 is waiting to depart with a ‘local’. A product of Doncaster Works during 1914, she would be withdrawn in 1958 numbered 64225. The J22 Class of 0-6-0 were designed by Henry Alfred Ivatt for the GNR and introduced almost on the point of his retirement as Locomotive Superintendent. Construction continued, all coming from Doncaster Works, up to 1922 by which time one hundred and ten examples had been delivered. Note the Sentinel steam railcar in the background. (GB725)

Sunday 12 May 1935. Ex-GCR Class 8N (LNER Class B6) 4-6-0 No 5052 was one example of only three constructed forming this class. Designed as mixed traffic locomotives, No 5052 exited Gorton Works during 1921 and would spend much of her working life based in the Sheffield area. Seen here at Sheffield Victoria station carrying the trip working number 358, she would give only twenty-six years of service, being withdrawn in 1947. (GB212)

Sunday 12 May 1935. At Sheffield Victoria station ex-GCR Class 8B (LNER Class C4) 4-4-2 No 6087 waits for the ‘right of way’. The class consisted of twenty-seven members constructed between 1903 and 1906 by Beyer, Peacock & Co, the NBL in Glasgow and Gorton Works with No 6087 coming from the NBL in 1905. She would be withdrawn during 1944. (GB726)

Sunday 12 May 1935. Ex-GCR Class 9P (LNER Class B3) 4-6-0 No 6166 Earl Haig is also seen at Sheffield Victoria station at the head of an express passenger working. Constructed at Gorton Works in 1920 as an example of only six members of this class of 4-cylinder design, she would be rebuilt in 1929 and fitted with Caprotti valve gear. She would be further rebuilt, and her name removed, in 1943 under the Thompson regime and be withdrawn during 1949 numbered 61497 with British Railways. (GB829)

Above: Thursday 13 June 1935. Seen on the turntable at Nottingham carriage sidings is M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 77. Constructed by Beyer, Peacock & Co during 1899 she would give forty-six years of service, being withdrawn in 1945 numbered 077 within Class D53 with the LNER. (GB731) Opposite top: Sunday 30 June 1935. Former GER Class G58 (LNER Class J17) 0-6-0 No 8194 is seen here at Doncaster shed. Entering service from Stratford Works during 1902, she would be withdrawn in 1959 numbered 65544 by British Railways. Designed by James Holden and introduced during 1900, construction of this powerful class of 0-6-0s continued until 1911, all coming from Stratford Works. (GB244) Opposite bottom: On the same day, Class A3 No 2596 Manna is seen here at Doncaster Works standing beside LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No 141 which had been constructed at Darlington Works in 1925 and would be withdrawn during 1961 numbered 61842. (GB251)

Sunday 30 June 1935. Standing in the yard at Doncaster Works, the photographer has managed to acquire this shot taken from the driver’s side window on LNER Class A3 4-6-2 No 2596 Manna. Constructed at the same works during 1930, she had been named after the racehorse that had won the 1925 Derby and 2000 Guineas races. She would be withdrawn in 1964 numbered 60085. (GB245)

Sunday 30 June 1935. At Doncaster shed the massive bulk of ex-GCR Class 8M (LNER Class 05) 2-8-0 No 5417 is clearly seen. A product of Gorton Works in 1918, she would be rebuilt by the LNER during 1937 as a Class 04 locomotive and be withdrawn by British Railways in 1965 numbered 63906. (GB839)

Saturday 6 July 1935. The crew of M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 12 are both trimming the coal in the tender before commencing their journey from Nottingham Midland station with a goods train. This member of the class was the product of Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1894 that would be numbered 012 within Class D52 with the LNER and be withdrawn in 1942. (GB733)

Sunday 7 July 1935. Seen on the turntable at Grantham shed is ex-GNR Class D3 (LNER Class D3) 4-4-0 No 4317. Constructed at Doncaster Works during 1898, she would be withdrawn in 1950. (GB841)

Monday 9 September 1935. The M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0s consisted of twenty-three examples delivered between 1894 and 1899 from both Sharp, Stewart & Co and Beyer, Peacock & Co with No 80 seen here at Nottingham being a Beyer, Peacock example from 1899. These graceful looking locomotives were to a design by Samuel Johnson of the Midland Railway. No 80 would be withdrawn in 1937. (GB271)

Above: Saturday 2 May 1936. This close-up taken at Nottingham Victoria station shows LNER Class B17 4-6-0 No 2853 Huddersfield Town waiting to depart with an ’up’ passenger working. A product of Darlington Works in 1936, she would be rebuilt during the Edward Thompson period as a two-cylinder Class B2 locomotive during 1954 and be withdrawn in 1960 numbered 61653. (GB299) Opposite top: Monday 11 May 1936. This close up view of M&GNJR Class C (LNER Class D53) 4-4-0 No 49 shows clearly the 6’6½” driving wheels utilised by this class. A product of Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1894, she would become No 049 with the LNER and be withdrawn during 1941. (GB297) Opposite bottom: Saturday 16 May 1936. At Nottingham shed M&GNJR Class C No 77 is seen here again showing her graceful lines. (GB309)

Below: Tuesday 19 May 1936. M&GNJR No 77 is seen here yet again about to arrive at Nottingham Midland station with a ‘down’ passenger working. In the background is seen the Midland Works of the Railway and General Engineering Works site on Meadow Lane which supplied many railway companies with complicated track work layouts. (GB742) Opposite: Sunday 31 May 1936. This close-up shows LNER Class A3 4-6-2 No 2597 Gainsborough pausing at the head of an ‘up’ express at Newark station. She had been constructed at Doncaster Works during 1930 and named after the racehorse that had won the 1918 Derby, 2000 Guineas and St Leger. She would be numbered 60086 with British Railways and withdrawn from service in 1963. (GB745)

July 1936. At Carlisle Citadel station, ex-NBR Class M (LNER Class C15) 4-4-2 tank No 9135 is seen departing from the south end of the station with a passenger working for the Hexham route. A product of the Yorkshire Engine Co in 1912, she would become No 67460 with British Railways and spend the last few years of her working life based at Eastfield in Glasgow, along with classmate No 67474, operating the push-pull service between Craigendoran and Arrochar and Tarbet. Both these locomotives would be withdrawn in 1960. (GB674)

Sunday 5 July 1936. Seen passing Doncaster Works with a ‘down’ goods train in tow is LNER Class B16 three-cylinder 4-6-0 No 2381. Constructed at Darlington Works post-grouping in 1923, the design was based on the former NER Class S3 locomotives. She would be withdrawn in 1961 numbered 61452. (GB339)

Above: Tuesday 14 July 1936. At Dalmeny station, newly constructed and allocated to Haymarket shed in Edinburgh only weeks earlier and seen working an Aberdeen bound train, is LNER Class P2 2-8-2 No 2003 Lord President. In glistening condition, she would be rebuilt during the Edward Thompson regime in 1944 as a Pacific Class A2/2 and in that form be withdrawn from service during 1959 numbered 60503. (GB750) Opposite: Wednesday 15 July 1936. Originally designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway as express passenger locomotives, his Class R (LNER Class D20) 4-4-0s utilising 6’ 10” driving wheels introduced during 1899 continued construction to 1907 by which time sixty examples had entered service. Seen here near Cockburnspath with an ‘up’ class 8 goods train is number 2025 which had been the product of Gateshead Works in 1900, she would be withdrawn during 1951. (GB375)

Wednesday 15 July 1936. One of only twelve examples constructed of NBR Class K ’Intermediate’, No 9888 is seen here at Tweedmouth shed. These William Reid designed locomotives were designated as mixed traffic and classified D32 by the LNER. Originally constructed with a saturated steam boiler, she was rebuilt with a superheated boiler in 1923 and be withdrawn during 1948. (GB377)

Wednesday 15 July 1936. Seen at speed near Cockburnspath at the head of the ‘up’ ‘Flying Scotsman’ is Class A3 4-6-2 No 2508 Brown Jack. The last of the class of seventy-eight members to enter service in 1935, she was allocated new to Haymarket shed in Edinburgh until moved to St Margarets in 1961 from where she would be withdrawn during 1964 numbered 60043 by British Railways. (GB378)

Wednesday 15 July 1936. The Nigel Gresley designed Class D49 three-cylinder 4-4-0s introduced during 1927 were constructed in three parts with D49/1 examples utilising Walschaerts valve gear, D49/2 constructed with Lentz rotary cam operated poppet valves and D49/3 using Lentz oscillating cam operated poppet valves. This close-up of No 2758 Northumberland is seen here at Tweedmouth shed and she was a member of part 1 construction, entering service in 1927 and being withdrawn during 1961 numbered 62733. (GB751)

Wednesday 15 July 1936. Designed by Wilson Worsdell to handle the express passenger traffic to Scotland, his Class V/09 (LNER Class C6) 4-4-2s were equipped with 6’ 10” driving wheels. The close-up of No 700, which is seen here at Tweedmouth shed, clearly shows the enormous dimensions of the class. No 700 was constructed at Darlington Works in 1910 and would be withdrawn from service during 1946. (GB752)

Friday 31 July 1936. At Nottingham M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 48 is awaiting its next duty. Constructed by Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1894, she would be withdrawn towards the end of 1937. (GB754)

Sunday 2 August 1936. In grimy looking condition, ex-GNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 No 4436 is passing Newark station with an ‘up’ express. A product of Doncaster Works during 1907, she would give forty years of service being withdrawn in 1947. (GB380)

Friday 2 August 1936. Seen picking up water at Muskham water troughs, north of Newark, is ex-GNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 No 4457 at the head of an ‘up’ express. A product of Doncaster Works during 1910, she would be withdrawn from service in 1946. (GB383)

Above & Overleaf: Saturday 22 August 1936. This close up of M&GNJR Class C 4-4-0 No 48, on the turntable at Nottingham, clearly shows the graceful lines of this elegant design by Samuel Johnson for this class supplied to that company between 1894 and 1899…

…With its train of two coaches and one van, No 48 is seen approaching Nottingham Midland station with a ‘down‘ working. A member of this class supplied by Sharp, Stewart & Co in 1894, she would be withdrawn from service in 1937. (GB385/GB387)

Sunday 30 August 1936. At Muskham water troughs just north of Newark, LNER Class A3 4-6-2 No 2578 Bayardo is seen working an ‘up’ express. Constructed by the NBL in 1924 as a Class A1 and named after the racehorse that won the 1909 St Leger, she would be rebuilt as a Class A3 during 1928 and withdrawn from service in 1961 numbered 60079. (GB394)

Sunday 30 August 1936. At Muskham water troughs is another ‘up’ express seen here with ex-NER Class V/09 (LNER Class C6) 4-4-2 No 697 in charge. A product of Darlington Works during 1910, she would be withdrawn in 1945. (GB395)

Sunday 30 August 1936. And yet another ‘up’ express at Muskham water troughs, this time being hauled by LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No 2463 which had been constructed by the NBL during 1935 and would be withdrawn in 1960 numbered 61955. (GB396)

April 1937. Seen at a location not identified by the photographer is ex-GCR Class 8G (LNER Class B9) 4-6-0 No 6114. Designed by John Robinson for the Great Central Railway in 1906 as a general purpose locomotive, the class consisted of only ten members all constructed by Beyer, Peacock & Co during 1906. Primarily utilised on goods traffic and based at Gorton and Lincoln, only two members of the class reached British Railways ownership with No 6114 being withdrawn in 1947. (GB423)

Monday 26 April 1937. Seen on the approach to Nottingham Midland station working a ‘down’ short ‘local’ passenger train is ex-GNR Class D3 (LNER Class D3) 4-4-0 No 4355. Constructed at Doncaster Works during 1899, she would be withdrawn in 1949. Henry Alfred Ivatt introduced the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement to the GNR with this class of locomotive during 1896. A total of fifty examples were constructed, all at Doncaster Works, the last appearing in 1899. Primarily intended for secondary duties, they were found allocated to sheds throughout the GNR system from King’s Cross to York. The bulk of the class were withdrawn from service during the 1940s with only five examples lasting until 1950 and 1951. (GB424)

Saturday 1 May 1937. Being prepared for duty at Nottingham shed is ex-GNR Class D3 (LNER Class D3) 4-4-0 No 3400, she had originally been constructed in 1896 at Doncaster Works as a Class D2 and rebuilt to a Class D3 during 1920 and would be withdrawn in 1947. (GB427)

Saturday 15 May 1937. At Nottingham Victoria station ex-GCR Class 8B (LNER Class C4) 4-4-2 No 6088 is waiting to take over an express passenger working. A product of the NBL during 1905 and constructed with a saturated steam boiler, she would be rebuilt in 1926 with a superheating boiler and be withdrawn from service during 1949. (GB434)

Monday 17 May 1937. This Spring Bank Holiday Monday sees ex-M&GNJR Class C (LNER Class D52) 4-4-0 No 042 at Nottingham shed. A product of Sharp, Stewart & Co during 1894, she would be withdrawn in 1940. (GB432)

Tuesday 18 May 1937. In good clean condition, ex-GER Class T77 (LNER Class J19) 0-6-0 No 8269 is waiting to depart from Hunstanton with a passenger working. Constructed at Stratford Works during 1919, she would be withdrawn in 1961 numbered 64669 with British Railways. (GB440)

Sunday 23 May 1937. Under construction at ‘The Plant’ on this day is the fourteenth member of Nigel Gresley’s Class A4, No 4491, which would be named Commonwealth of Australia. She would enter service during the following month and be allocated to Haymarket shed in Edinburgh for the bulk of her working life, ending her days at Ferryhill in Aberdeen and be withdrawn in 1964 numbered 60012. (GB444)

Sunday 23 May 1937. Also photographed at Doncaster Works on this day and about to complete an overhaul is ex-M&GNJR Class DA 0-6-0 No 091, which had been constructed by Dübs & Co during 1900 as part of an order for twelve examples of the class purchased by that company. Becoming a Class J4 locomotive at this time of overhaul, she would be withdrawn in 1946. (GB451)

Sunday 23 May 1937. John Robinson’s first design of the 0-8-0 wheel arrangement for the GCR was introduced during 1902 with his Class 8A. Designated Class Q4 with the LNER and seen here at Doncaster shed is No 5151 which had been constructed by Kitson & Co in 1904, she would be rebuilt during 1915 with a superheating boiler. Her relatively short working life of only twenty-four years would end in her withdrawal during 1939. (GB447)

Tuesday 25 May 1937. Seen on the approach to Nottingham Midland station with a ‘down’ train consisting of three coaches and four cattle wagons is former M&GNJR Class C (LNER Class D52) 4-4-0 No 76. Constructed by Beyer, Peacock & Co in 1899, she is yet to be renumbered by the LNER as No 076. Giving thirty-eight years of service, she would be withdrawn during 1943. (GB458)

Tuesday 29 June 1937. With what the photographer describes as an ‘up’ slow working which has paused at Newark, LNER Class A1 4-6-2 No 4477 Gay Crusader was the product of Doncaster Works during 1923 and named after the racehorse that had won the 1917 Derby, 2000 Guineas and St Leger races. She would be rebuilt during 1943 as a Class A3 locomotive and would be withdrawn in 1963 numbered 60108. (GB482)

Tuesday 29 June 1937. Seen passing Newark station at the head of the ‘Queen of Scots’ Pullman is LNER Class A1 4-6-2 No 2555 Centenary. Constructed at Doncaster Works in 1925, she would be rebuilt as a class A3 locomotive during 1944 and be withdrawn from service in 1963 numbered 60056 by British Railways. As the first locomotive to be constructed at ‘The Plant’ during the centenary year of the formation of the Great Northern Railway, she was named accordingly. Note the array of private owner coal wagons in the background. (GB484)

Sunday 22 August 1937. At Nottingham Victoria station, ex-GCR Class 9P (LNER Class B3) 4-6-0 No 6168 Lord Stuart of Wortley is preparing to couple up as pilot to an express working. The last member of this four-cylinder class of locomotives to be constructed at Gorton Works in 1920, she would be rebuilt during 1929 with Caprotti valve gear, as seen here, and withdrawn from service during 1946. (GB686)

Sunday 22 August 1937. This powerful looking locomotive is one of only six constructed in Class 9P for the GCR later becoming Class B3 with the LNER. No 6164 Earl Beatty, seen here at Nottingham Victoria, was the product of Gorton Works during 1920 utilising Stephenson valve gear, she would be rebuilt during the Gresley regime in 1939 with Caprotti valve gear and would be withdrawn during 1947. (GB761)

Thursday 10 March 1938. With a 4.00pm departure from King’s Cross station in London and a six hour journey time to Waverley station in Edinburgh, ‘The Coronation’, inaugurated in July 1937, saw the fastest time between the two cities. One wonders what the young enthusiast, standing on the platform at King’s Cross watching its departure on this day, could possibly be thinking. LNER Class A4 4-6-2 No 4488 Union of South Africa is making a very smart departure. A product of Doncaster Works in 1937, she would become No 60009 with British Railways, be withdrawn from service in 1966 and purchased privately. Returning to main line service in later years, she would be seen hauling specials around the UK. (GB522)

Thursday 28 April 1938. Ivatt designed GNR Class J22 (LNER Class J5) 0-6-0 No 3037 is seen here hard at work with an ‘up’ goods train near Muskham, north of Newark. Only twenty examples of the class were constructed, all at Doncaster Works, with No 3037 entering service in 1909 and being withdrawn during 1954 numbered 64596. Note the Water Trough sign on the left of the photograph. (GB529)

Thursday 28 April 1938. Seen passing Trent signal box at Muskham is ex-GNR Class J22 (LNER Class J6) 0-6-0 No 3589 at the head of an ‘up’ goods. The product of Doncaster Works during 1914, she would be withdrawn in 1959 numbered 64238. (GB531)

Sunday 8 May 1938. Seen here again is Class A1 No 2555 Centenary, this time at the head of the ‘up’ ‘Harrogate Pullman’ near Newark. (GB539)

Sunday 8 May 1938. Seen at speed near Newark is LNER Class A4 4-6-2 No 4465 Guillemot in charge of an ‘up’ express. Constructed at Doncaster Works a year earlier, she would be allocated new to Gateshead shed and spend the bulk of her working life based there, being withdrawn in 1964 numbered 60020 with British Railways. (GB541)

August 1938. This close up of ex-GCR Class 9P (LNER Class B3) 4-6-0 No 6165 Valour at Nottingham Victoria station shows clearly the powerful lines of this class. This 4-cylinder design of express passenger locomotive saw only six examples being constructed, all utilising Stephenson valve gear, at Gorton Works with No 6165 entering service in 1920. Over a period of years four members of the class were rebuilt with Caprotti valve gear, but No 6165, along with class premier locomotive No 6169, escaped this change. Valour was named in memory of the GCR staff who died during the First World War and would be withdrawn in 1947. (GB615)

Saturday 27 August 1938. Seen by two young enthusiasts passing at Newark station is ex-GNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 No 3289 in charge of an ‘up’ express. A product of Doncaster Works in 1904, she would be withdrawn during 1945. (GB773)

Sunday 11 September 1938. This day saw the running of the RCTS ‘The Old Flying Scotsman’ tour from London King’s Cross to Peterborough North where this photograph was taken, being hauled by ex-GNR 4-2-2 locomotive No 1. Constructed at Doncaster Works during 1870, she was laid aside for preservation in 1907 and would be steamed for a number of celebrations over a period of years culminating in her last steaming during 1985. She is now on display at the National Railway Museum in York. (GB775)

Sunday 11 September 1938. At Peterborough station LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No 178 is seen at the head of a passenger working. Constructed at Darlington Works during 1925, she would be withdrawn in 1961 numbered 61852. (GB585)

Opposite: Thursday 22 September 1938. Seen departing from King’s Cross with admiring spectators looking on is LNER Class A4 4-6-2 No 4493 Woodcock at the head of ‘The Coronation’. Entering service from Doncaster Works in 1937 she would be withdrawn during 1963 numbered 60029. (GB589) Left: Thursday 22 September 1938. Two enthusiasts are seen in conversation with the crew of ex-GNR Class C1 (LNER Class C1) 4-4-2 No 4418 prior to its departure from King’s Cross station. Constructed at Doncaster Works during 1906, she would be withdrawn in 1945. (GB587)

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