NBR K Class

what is it?

The NBR K Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive of the North British Railway. The first batch (later LNER Class D26) was designed by Matthew Holmes in 1902 and had 6-foot-6-inch (1.981 m) driving wheels for express passenger work. Three more batches (later LNER Classes D32, D33, and D34) were designed by William P. Reid with 6-foot-0-inch (1.829 m) driving wheels for mixed traffic work.

who runs it

NBNorth British RailwayLondon and North Eastern RailwayBritish Rail

base stats

• built 68made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 123 years ago, in 1903.
• 📏17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 58 years (1903–1961).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1903–1920

in service from

1903

retired

1961

status

preserved

number built

68

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Cowlairs railway works

designer

D26, Matthew Holmes , D32/D33/D34, William P. Reid

operators

North British Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

length

17.1 m

nicknames

Glen class (D34 only), Intermediates (D32 and D33 only)

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.