Class V: Neilson, Reid & Co. (5) GNSR Inverurie Works (8) Class F: North British Locomotive Co. (6), GNSR Inverurie Works (2)
Build date
Class V: 1899–1915 Class F: 1920–1921
Total produced
Class V: 13 Class F: 8
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-4-0
• UIC
2'Bn (13) and 2'Bh (8)
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
3 ft 9.5 in (1.156 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 1 in (1.854 m)
Loco weight
Class V: 46.35 long tons (47.1 t) Class F: 48.65 long tons (49.4 t)
Tender weight
37.4 long tons (38 t)
Boiler pressure
165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Superheater
Class V: none Class F: yes
Cylinders
Two, inside
Cylinder size
18 × 26 in (452×660 mm)
Valve gear
Stephenson, slide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort
16,185 lbf (71.99 kN)
Career
Operators
Great North of Scotland Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Class
GNSR: V and F LNER: D40 BR:
Power class
BR: 2P until May 1953, then 1P
Axle load class
Route Availability 4
Retired
1947–1958
Preserved
No. 49
Disposition
One preserved, remainder scrapped
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