Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Parkes 1970, pp. 15–23
  2. ^ a b Prattley 1997, pp. 1–2
  3. ^ Dodsworth 1990, pp. 10–11.
  4. ^ Prattley 1997, inside back cover.
  5. ^ a b The Hull & Barnsley Railway (LNER encyclopedia), Locomotive History of the Hull & Barnsley Railway
  6. ^ Prattley 1997, pp. 1–11
  7. ^ a b Parkes 1970, p. 27, additional notes for 1970 reprint

Sources

  • Dodsworth, Ted (1990), The train now standing (Vol1) : The Life and Times of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, Hutton Press, social history, posters, postcards, publications and other emphera associated with the H&BR, also King George Dock
  • Parkes, G.D. (1970) [1946], The Hull & Barnsley Railway, The Oakwood Press, reprint, early history of the line, concise full description, references to early literature and periodical sources
  • Prattley, Ron (1997), Locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway : a concise guide to the locomotives designed by Kirtley, Stirling and Kitson, Historical Model Railway Society, non technical description of all types with basic side plan drawings with dimensions, notes on livery and external appearance, numbering details and withdrawal dates
  • "The Hull & Barnsley Railway". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia, www.lner.info. Retrieved 14 September 2017.