Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway information
Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The Hull and Barnsley Railway never manufactured any of its own locomotives, all being built elsewhere. The first types in use were of the design W. Kirtley (Locomotive Superintendent of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway) who was acting as a consultant. Matthew Stirling (son of Patrick Stirling of 'Stirling Single' fame) was the first and only Locomotive Superintendent of the H&BR during its independence, and he undertook the rebuilding of some of Mr. Kirtley's designs, as well as contracting the construction of his own designs to various builders. His locomotives were typically domeless, and many of the original Kirtley engines were also rebuilt without domes.[1]
Kirtley's locomotives were painted black with grey lining.[2] Matthew Stirling subtly modified the livery – using invisible green (black except in bright sunlight) produced from a 50:50 mixture of 'drop black' and 'brunswick green'. Lining was of broad stripes of blue (ultramarine) with red (vermilion) edges.[3] The 2-4-0 and 0-6-0 tender locomotives procured by Kitley carried a small cursive monogram of the letters "HB&WRJR",[4] other locomotives carried the initials "H&BR".[2]
Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway
Year built
Class
Original numbers
Type
Designer
Builder
Notes
LNER Class
1884–5
A (later G1)
1 to 12
0-6-0 tank
W. Kirtley
Beyer Peacock and Co. Ltd.
For shunting – Wheelbase too long for Alexandra Dock
1885
B (later D), E[5]
13 to 32
0-6-0 tender
For freight use, rebuilt 1897
1885
C (later H, H1)[5]
33–42
2-4-0 tender
For passenger use, same tender as above, 5 rebuilt 1899–1900, 5 remainder rebuilt 1901–1903 to different specifications
1886
43–48
0-4-0 tank
Kitson and Co. (Leeds)
Acquired for shunting in Alexandra Dock to replace G1
1889
B
49–56
0-6-0 tender
M. Stirling
Kitson and Co.
For goods use Later builds had larger boilers and increased boiler pressure, earlier engines rebuilt to the later standard.
J23
1892
57–62
1892
63–66
Vulcan Foundry
1897–8
70–78
Yorkshire Engine Company
1898
79–84
Kitson and Co.
1900
85–90
1900
91–96
Yorkshire Engine Company
1908
132–141
Kitson and Co.
1892
G2
67–69
0-6-0 tank
M. Stirling
Robert Stephenson & Co.
Similar to B class tender engines but with slightly smaller boiler, and lower coal and water capacity
J80
1900
F1
97–101
0-6-2 tank
Kitson and Co.
Built for the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
N11
1901
F2
102–110
0-6-2 tank
M. Stirling
Kitson and Co.
N12
1901
G3
111–116
0-6-0 tank
M. Stirling
Yorkshire Engine Company
Similar to class F2
J75
1908
142–151
Kitson and Co.
1907
A
117–131
0-8-0 tender
M. Stirling
Yorkshire Engine Co.
For heavy goods
Q10
1910
J
33, 35, 38, 41, 42
4-4-0 tender
M. Stirling
Kitson and Co.
For Sheffield to Hull trains via the Midland Railway
D24
1913
F3
152–156, 13, 15, 18, 23, 27
0-6-2 tank
M. Stirling
R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.
N13
1911
L1
16, 17, 19, 24, 31
0-6-0
M. Stirling
Kitson and Co.
goods engines Class LS (and some L1) used superheated steam, the only type of H&BR locomotive using superheating
J28
1912
14, 25, 29, 30, 32
1915
L
157–161
Yorkshire Engine Company
1915
LS
20-22, 26, 28
Kitson and Co.
Numbering of H&BR locomotives was sequential, once a locomotive was rebuilt it was added to the supplementary list and the suffix "A" added, the original number being reused for new locomotives. (Sources:[1][6])
A total of 186 engines were operated by the Hull and Barnsley Railway. On merging into the North Eastern Railway, the locomotives were briefly renumbered by adding 3000 to the original number. Following the incorporation into the London and North Eastern Railway, the surviving locomotives were assigned numbers between 2405 and 2542,[7] in no specific order. Most except the H&BR Class F3 (LNER Class N13) were withdrawn between 1930 and 1940,[1] the B Class beginning withdrawal earlier in 1925. The last F3 was withdrawn in 1956.[7]
^ abcParkes 1970, pp. 15–23
^ abPrattley 1997, pp. 1–2
^Dodsworth 1990, pp. 10–11.
^Prattley 1997, inside back cover.
^ abThe Hull & Barnsley Railway (LNER encyclopedia), Locomotive History of the Hull & Barnsley Railway
^Prattley 1997, pp. 1–11
^ abParkes 1970, p. 27, additional notes for 1970 reprint
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