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NBR D class 0-6-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1879· NBR Class D by Dugald Drummond

what is it?

The NBR Class D (later LNER Class J34) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive of the North British Railway, often known as the Wee Drummonds. The class was designed by Dugald Drummond (Locomotive Superintendent). A total of 101 were built from 1883 to 1887.

base stats

  • built 101made 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 147 years ago, in 1879.
  • 10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1879–1908
retired
1928
status
retired
number built
101
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Dübs and Company
designer
Dugald Drummond
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
10.7 m
nicknames
Wee Drummonds

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

Sources: Wikidata Q24088454, Wikipedia: NBR D class 0-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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