NBR 141 Class [SEP] service entry
NBR 141 Class
The NBR 141 Class consisted of two steam locomotives of the 2-4-0 wheel arrangement built by the North British Railway (NBR) in 1869. They were the direct antecedents of the NBR 224 Class 4-4-0.
History.
Thomas Wheatley became locomotive superintendent of the North British Railway (NBR) at the start of February 1867. During his tenure of seven years, he provided the NBR with 185 new locomotives; but only eight of these were suitable for hauling express
. 141 was used on trains between Glasgow and .
History Final years.
Every six months, the NBR renumbered some of its older locomotives into a "duplicate list", in order to vacate numbers for new construction. Accordingly, in 1912, nos. 141 and 164 were placed on the duplicate list, becoming nos. 1158/60 respectively. They were both withdrawn from service in 1915 and scrapped in 1923.
Summary.
The locomotives "may" have been named after 1875 – it has been stated that Drummond