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Thomas Wheatley
(locomotive engineer)
Born1821
Micklefield, Leeds
Died13 March 1883
Wigtownshire
NationalityBritish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical engineering

Thomas Wheatley (1821–1883) was an English mechanical engineer who worked for several British railway companies and rose to become a Locomotive Superintendent at the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the North British Railway (NBR).

Career

He became an apprentice with the Leeds and Selby Railway and later worked for the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Subsequently, he was Locomotive Superintendent for the Southern Division of the London and North Western Railway for 5 years. From 1867 to 1874 he was Locomotive Superintendent of the North British Railway (NBR). Prior to 1867 the post had been split across divisions.

Locomotives

Under Wheatley's superintendency, 185 new locomotives were added to NBR stock, and a number of old engines were rebuilt for further service. Only eight of the new locomotives were intended for express passenger trains. Locomotives designed by Thomas Wheatley included:

NBR class Power class Type Introduced Driving wheel Total Grouping LNER class Extinct Notes
141 2-4-0 1869 6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm) 2 1915
38 2-4-0 1869 6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm) 1 1912
418 P 2-4-0 1873 6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm) 8 6 E7 1927
40 2-4-0 1873 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) 2 1903
224 4-4-0 1871 6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm) 2 1919
420 4-4-0 1873 6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm) 4 1918
251 E 0-6-0 1867 4 ft 3 in (1,300 mm) 38 3 J84 1924
56 0-6-0 1868 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) 8 1914
17 0-6-0 1869 4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm) 1 1914
396 E 0-6-0 1867 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) 88 37 J31 1937
293 0-6-0 1872 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) 1 1907
357 — 0-4-0 1868 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) 2 1 Y10 1925
226 E 0-6-0ST 1870 5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm) 2 1 J86 1924
229 1871 15 1 J81 1924
112 0-6-0ST 1870 4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm) 3 1910
282 0-6-0ST 1866 4 ft 1 in (1,240 mm) 3 1921
130 E 0-6-0ST 1870 4 ft 3 in (1,300 mm) 10 1 J85 1924
32 0-6-0ST 1874 3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) 6 1907
18 0-4-0ST 1872 3 ft 0 in (910 mm) 2 1906

See also

Notes

  1. Wheatley, Thomas in Brief Biographies of Major Mechanical Engineers archived from steamindex.com
  2. Marsden & (Thomas Wheatley)
  3. SLS 1970, p. 62
  4. SLS 1970, p. 63
  5. SLS 1970, pp. 62–63
  6. SLS 1970, pp. 63–64
  7. SLS 1970, pp. 64–65
  8. Boddy et al. 1968, pp. 154–6
  9. SLS 1970, pp. 65–66
  10. SLS 1970, pp. 66–67
  11. SLS 1970, pp. 67–68
  12. SLS 1970, pp. 68–70
  13. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 68–70
  14. SLS 1970, pp. 70–71
  15. SLS 1970, p. 71
  16. SLS 1970, pp. 71–75
  17. Fry 1966, pp. 188–194
  18. Marsden & (The Wheatley J31)
  19. SLS 1970, p. 75
  20. Marsden & (The Wheatley Y10)
  21. SLS 1970, pp. 75–76
  22. Boddy et al. 1984, pp. 164–6
  23. SLS 1970, pp. 76–77
  24. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 72–74
  25. SLS 1970, pp. 76–77
  26. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 56–59
  27. SLS 1970, pp. 77–78
  28. SLS 1970, pp. 78–79
  29. SLS 1970, pp. 79–80
  30. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 70–72
  31. SLS 1970, p. 80
  32. SLS 1970, pp. 80–81

References

  • 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. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
  • Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Neve, E.; Yeadon, W. B. (September 1984). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 6C: Tender Engines—Classes Q1 to Y10. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-55-X.
  • Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (February 1971). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8B: Tank Engines - Classes J71 to J94. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-06-1.
  • Fry, E.V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 5: Tender Engines - Classes J1 to J37. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-12-6.
  • Marsden, Richard (ed.). "Thomas Wheatley". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  • Marsden, Richard (ed.). "The Wheatley J31 (NBR Class R) 0-6-0 Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  • Marsden, Richard (ed.). "The Wheatley Y10". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  • Locomotives of the North British Railway 1846–1882. Stephenson Locomotive Society. 1970.
Business positions
Preceded bySee above Locomotive Superintendent of the North British Railway
1867–1874 		Succeeded byDugald Drummond
1875–1882


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