Class nb 224 4-4-0

Class Details
Wheatley 4-4-0, 2 locomotives built.
Weight: 36 tons; Cyls: 17x24; DW: 6 ft 6.
First 4-4-0 locomotives in Britain.

BR #LNER #North British Railway #NameBuiltWdrn1950 shedLast shedNotesPhotos
224Jun 18711919Gained infamy as the locomotive which plunged off the Tay Bridge when it collapsed in 1879. Rebuilt in 1884 as four-cylinder compound which was not successful and in 1887 it was restored to two-cylinder simple.
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264Jun 18711919

Number of locomotives logged in this class is 2.

Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 1.