LNER Class D49
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 21,556 lbf (95.9 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | London and North Eastern Railway » British Railways |
Power class | BR: 4P |
Axle load class | Route availability 8 |
Locale | North Eastern Region |
Withdrawn | 1957–1961 |
Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D49 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were named after fox hunts and shires.
One, 246/62712 Morayshire has been preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.
Sub-classes
- D49/1 Introduced 1927 with Walschaerts and, Gresley conjugated valve gear with 8-inch (203 mm) piston valves
- D49/2 Introduced 1928 with Lentz rotary-cam poppet valves
- D49/3 Introduced 1928 with Lentz oscillating-cam poppet valves
- D class Introduced 1941 with Stephenson valve Gear and 8-inch(203 mm) piston valves
Names and numbers
Accidents and incidents
- On 3 January 1931, locomotive No. 2758 Northumberland was hauling a passenger train that was derailed at Carlisle, Cumberland due to excessive speed through a curve. Three people were killed.[1]
- On August 16, 1952, the single D class locomotive No. 62768 The Morpeth was involved in a collision between a light engine and a passenger train at Dragon Junction near Starbeck. The other two locomotives involved were also Ex-LNER D49's. No.62758 The Cattistock and the other D49 were repaired after the accident but The Morpeth sustained substantial damage and was withdrawn and scrapped that same year. The Cattistock’s tender was damaged, so it and The Morpeth’s undamaged tender were swapped.[2]
- In July 1958, locomotive No. 62703 Hertfordshire ran into the turntable pit at Bridlington, Yorkshire and rolled onto its side.[3]
Images
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/62712_Morayshire_at_Hawick.jpg/220px-62712_Morayshire_at_Hawick.jpg)
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References
- ^ Hall, Stanley (1990). The Railway Detectives. London: Ian Allan. p. 97. ISBN 0-7110-1929-0.
- ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER Gresley D49 4-4-0 Hunt/Shire Class".
- ^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 39. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
- Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (April 1968). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 4: Tender Engines—Classes D25 to E7. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. 86–113. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to LNER Class D49.
- D49 Hunt/Shire page on the LNER Encyclopedia
- D49 No. 62719 Peebles-shire in 1953 on YouTube
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- P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
- B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
- ? 4-8-2 (1939)
- Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
- ? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
- ? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
- K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)
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