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NBR/LNER Reid "J37" Class 0-6-0

**Class Types**
NBR Class	B (Same as 'S' class but with 165psi boilers (as opposed to 175psi for class 'S'))
NBR Class	S (Same as 'B' class but with 175psi boilers (as opposed to 165psi for class 'B'))

General

Designer

William Reid

Introduced

1914

Pre-Grouping Company

North British Railway

Grouping Company

London and North Eastern Railway

Description (1957)

Class J37. N.B.R. Reid superheated 5'0" 0-6-0's, a class of 104 engines built between 1914 and 1921. All still running in 1957.

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-0

Number Built as J37

104

First in Service

12/1914

Last in Service

22/04/1967

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Cowlairs Works	35
North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow	69

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow (Atlas)		L695	05/1918	34
North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow (Atlas)		L716	10/1919	20
North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow (Atlas)		L739	11/1920	15

**Illustration**

Copyright: BarkingBill

**Power**
Variant Introduced	1914
Tractive Effort	25,211lbs
Inside Cylinders	19.5" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves	9.5"Piston
Inside Motion	Stephenson

**Wheels**
Drivers	5'
Locomotive Wheelbase	16' 11"
Tender Wheelbase	13' 6"
Total Wheelbase	40'
Descriptive Wheelbase	7' 9" + 9' 2" + 9' 7" + 6' 9" + 6' 9" = 40' 0"

**Dimensions**
Length (over buffers)	54' 5¹⁄₂"
Weight (in running order)	95t 13cwt
Weight (loco only)	54t 14cwt
Maximum Axle Load	20t 6cwt
Water Capacity	3,500gal
Coal Capacity	7t 0cwt

**Boiler & Firebox**
Boiler Diagram	77
Boiler Max Diameter	5' 4¹⁄₄"
Boiler Barrel Length	10' 7³⁄₈"
Boiler Pressure	180lbs
Boiler Pitch	8' 6¹⁄₂"
Firebox Type	Round Top
Firebox Length	6' 4"
Firebox Grate Area	19.8ft²
Firebox Heating Surface	149.07ft²
Tube Number	153
Tube Diameter	1¹³⁄₁₆"
Tube Area	783.49ft²
Flue Elements	22
Flue Diameter	5"
Flue Area	310.77ft²
Total Evaporative Area	1243.33ft²
Superheater Elements	22
Superheater Element Diameter	1³⁄₃₂"
Superheater Element Area	176.39ft²
Total Heating Area	1419.72ft²

Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997

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