Part 32 - General Plan Drawings - The Great Northern Railway Society

(Later known as General Arrangement drawings)

THEIR ORIGIN

The Q series appears to have been started around July 1866, superseding the earlier system which listed General Plan drawings for passenger engines in the A series. The latest drawing traced in the A series was A20 dated 18 April 1866, which afterwards became Q12. Selected drawings were renumbered in date order from Q1 upwards. It is possible drawings not relevant for future reference were not renumbered, but retained with their original numbers for as long as thought necessary.

There is compelling evidence that all the early General Plan drawings survived until at least 1900, apparent by the detailed knowledge of these earlier locomotives described by George Frederick Bird. Apart from detailed dimensions, Bird was able to draw sketches of many types suggesting he was able to borrow (on behalf of the Locomotive Publishing Company) the early drawings held at Doncaster. Bird probably examined those drawings in the Works Manager’s office, but missed those held in the LDO.

Hence he was unable to prepare a sketch for “Jenny Lind” 2-2-2s Nos. 201/02 rebuilt. It should also be borne in mind that quite often there were differences between a drawing and the finished locomotive, in addition to the occasional drawing slip made by Bird. In this latter respect the reader is referred to Bird’s (unfinished) drawing of E B Wilson 2-4-0 No. 76. Many of the original drawings are long gone, so there were perhaps other slips which cannot now be detected. These early locomotives will be dealt with later.

At a later date, thought to be around 1873, the various sections (I, N, O, P, Q etc) were brought together in one register, with details from the earlier records being copied into a new book (which partly exists today). There were blank entries in the new register, presumably where the drawings concerned were by then obsolete, and had perhaps even been destroyed. Copying entries can lead to errors, especially reading indistinct figures at a later date.

So the Q list started as a selection of General Plans of passenger locomotives worth keeping, but by the time it had been consolidated into the one register (say, 1873) there had been changes.

The first Q page of the new (c.1873) register covered Q1 to Q30 as copied from the original Q list, and is set out in the table below. By this time Q12 had become obsolete and so was omitted in the new register. Oddly the drawing itself remained, so for completeness details for this entry have been inserted (in green) based on the description written on the drawing itself. Certain drawing dates or engine numbers were missed out in the register, though they could have been present on the original list, as they appeared on the drawings anyway. For completeness these have been inserted in the table in red.

The drawing date for Q1 was probably copied across in error as it was seven years out. The date entered in the register is as shown below in blue, as it is always possible it was not a copying error (in c.1873) but was wrong in the original list (1866). This seems unlikely as it would then have become obvious to the original compiler that the entries were out of date order.

Q LIST

Date on Drawing	N^o. on Dwg.	DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING
Apr 30 57 (D)	1	Coup’d pass eng 76 to 90 (Wilsons)
	2	Cross Sections “ “
	3	Elevation of Eng. & tender 214
51	4	Coup’d passeng. 71 to 75 (Hawthorns)
Sep 9 54	5	“ “ 223 – 228
Nov 3 “	6	“ “ 160 (as altered)
May 24 56	7	“ “ 100
Nov 59	8	Express “ “ 229 to 240
	9	Pass tank “ 241 – 250 (Slaughters)
Mar 22 65	10	Coup’d pass “ 251 – 260 (Sharps)
Mar 65 (A)	11	Trailing end Coup’d pass “ 264 – 269
Apr 18 66 (B) (C)	12	Met tank “ 270 – 279 (B)
July 11 “	13	6ft Wheel pass “ 201 and 202
Dec 21 “	14	Alteration to “ “ 24.26.28.34.48
Apr 6 67	15	Nielsons Met tank 270 to 274 (tracing)
Apr “ (A)	16	Avonside “ “ 275 – 279 “
May 10 “	17	Arrangement of mount^gs &C on firebox. 280 to 299
Aug 67	18	4 Wheels coup’d pass^r eng. 18.23.40.44.49 &c
Jan 68	19	7ft “ express “ “ 4.6.14.21.41.222
Sep “	20	4 Wheels coup’d Metⁿ tank eng. 125.126.127
July 69	21	“ “ “ Pass Engine 280 to 299
March 70	22	“ “ “ “ “ N^o 70 & 67. ⁶/₀ Wheels
“ “	23	7.6 Express pass engine N^o 92
“ “	24	8.0 “ “ “ “ 1.8.33.2.3
Sep^r 71	25	5.6 Tank Pass “ N^o 12
Jany 72	26	5.6 Coupled Bogie Tank “ Nos 120.128 &c
May 72	27	5.6 “ Tank Engine N^os 10.20.42.43
October 72	28	6.6 “ Pass Engine 17¹/₂x 26 Nos 86 &c (A)
July 73	29	6.0 Pass Engine 16 x 21 Nos 51 to 69. Rebuilt
“ “	30	6.6 “ “ 16¹/₂ x 21 N^os 91 to 99 “

Notes:

(A) Words and figures shown in red were missing on this page and probably not carried forward from the original list by mistake.

(B) Words and figures (or similar wording) shown in green on this page were probably deliberately not carried forward from the original list, as the drawing was by then obsolete.

(C) Omitting the date for Q12 meant that the ditto marks for the year for Q13 and Q14 then suggested 1865 in error for 1866.

(D) The year 1857 has apparently been miscopied, as 1850 seems more likely. These engines were ordered on 26 March 1850.

SUBSEQUENT Q DRAWINGS

Later, drawing Nos. Q1 to Q7 became obsolete and their numbers were re-used, likewise the blank Q12 was re-used. Q12 was in fact re-used twice as its second use was cab and firebox fittings, and was subsequently transferred elsewhere. These subsequent allocations were as follows.

Date on Drawing	N^o. on Drawing	DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING
Feb^y /81 June 1^st /75	12 12	Outside Elevation Bogie Tank Engines 658 to 661 Cab & fire box fittings 5’-6” & 3’-6” 4 Coupl.
March 8^th /78	1	Four Coupled Pass^r Tank Eng^s 16” x 22” Cyl^s Wheels 5ft.
May 3^rd /79	2	Passenger Tank Eng^s N^os 270 to 274. Rebuilds
Feb^y 10th /80	3	6’-6” Pass^r Engs Four Coupl^d 17¹/₂“x 26”. 4’-3” Boiler
June 22^nd /80	4	Metropolitan Tank Eng^s
July /80	5	Outside Elevation 8ft Express Eng^e
July 30^th /80	6	Express Pass^r Eng^e 8Ft. Class N^os 662 to 671
Mar – 1881	7	Bogie Tank Engine (Side Tanks) N^os 658 to 661

For completeness, the engine numbers which appertained for Q1/3/4/5, were as follows: Q1 629 & 630; Q3 223 &c; Q4 652 to 657; Q5 662 to 671.

The second Q page of the register covered Q31 onwards down to Ivatt’s time.

Q39 remained blank though there is a faint impression on the page suggesting something could have been written there originally.
Q42 was originally entered as “Six Coupl^d Saddle Tanks N^os 688 to 693”, then deleted when it was realised these were goods engine, and the drawing then appeared as P33.
Q43 was entered as for Nos. 1000 & 1001, but afterwards amended to 232 & 238

DRAWINGS IN THE THOMPSON ERA

Following the purge by Edward Thompson in 1942, the earliest drawings held in the Locomotive Drawing Office (LDO) were mostly general Plan, dating back to Sturrock’s early days at Boston. These were stored in cylindrical containers, known as “submarine tins” and (allegedly) buried for safety, both from enemy action and Thompson’s prying eyes. They were numbered in two series, A for passenger engines and B for goods engines. Universal (i.e. mixed traffic) 0-4-2 engines were at first treated as passenger, then under Stirling as goods, then finally under Ivatt as passenger. These drawings were later numbered in a new series (P for Goods and Q for Passenger) so will be covered again later.

In addition to these general Plan drawings there were some other drawings, for example 13D (in “submarine tin” 34) for a patent firebox longitudinal mid-feather. It was usual practice from 1847 to 1866 for the GNR to specify to contractors that the firebox should have a mid-feather, of such proportions that would give a heating surface of 100 sq. ft. I also noted that drawings 14D and 15D were present, though I did not inspect them. They were probably for mid-feathers too, as there were different types, such as transverse mid-feather (which entailed pitching the fire-hole higher up, so that coal could be fed well forward into the lower section) and longitudinal mid-feather (which entailed two fire-holes). 47D (dated June 22 1859) came to attention in 2015; this was for replacement domed boilers for Nos. 127-32 and corresponds with the General Arrangement drawing 20B (dated August 1858) which later became P9 but the surviving copy is dated 13 November 1862.

Finally there were the Tender general Arrangement drawings, numbered in the R series, and these will be dealt with last.

DRAWINGS FOR ENGINES

STURROCK SERIES

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel arrangement	Engine Nos.	Builders	See Stirling refce.
A Series
1A	9/9/– (a)	2-4-0	71-75 76-90	Hawthorn Wilson	Q4
8A	?	2-2-2	214	Hawthorn	Q3
16A	?	0-4-2T	241-50	Slaughter	Q9
15A	/1858	0-4-2	1-50 altered	Sharp	–
17A	22/3/1865	2-4-0	251-60	Sharp	Q10
20A	18/4/1866	0-4-2T	241-50 rebt.	Sharp	Q12
B Series
1B	16/10/1855	0-4-2	110	Hawthorn	P6
5B (b)	8/1855	0-4-2 plan	157 altered	Wilson	P4
6B	28/8/1855 (c)	0-4-2 cross-section	157 altered	Wilson	P5
9B	3/11/1854	0-4-2	160 rebt.	Hick	Q6
11B	4/2/1851 (d)	0-6-0	168-97 198/99, 300-07	Wilson Fairbairn	P1
13B	5/1853 (e)	0-6-0	328-32 333-37/81-85 338-47/68-80 348-62/86-90 363-67	Hawthorn Kitson Wilson Sharp (f) Vulcan	P3
18B (b)	23/8/1856	0-6-0 plan	198/99, 300-07 (g)	Fairbairn	P7
19B	10/1856	0-6-0 cross-section	198/99, 300-07 (g)	Fairbairn	P8
20B	8/1858 (h)	0-4-2ST	121-26 (j) rebt.	Bury	P9
22B (b)	1/1864	0-6-0 plan	400-09 410-19	Kitson Hawthorn	P11
23B	30/3/1864	0-6-0 cross-section	400-09 410-19	Kitson Hawthorn	P12
24B	?	0-6-0	420-9/40-49 430-39 450-55 456-60 461-69	Neilson Kitson Vulcan Avonside Hawthorn	P13
25B	?	0-6-0ST	111/34/39/40 rebt 144/49/53/55 rebt. (k)	Hawthorn Wilson	P10

Notes:

Year missing or undecipherable
Assumed reference
Drawn at Doncaster
Signed by Sturrock
Drawn at Boston
Sharp, Stewart
Register just shows No. 4 Goods type
Later (surviving) copy dated 13/11/1862.
Register shows 121-7 which is assumed to be a clerical error
Numbers entered in this order: 134, 139, 144, 149, 111, 140, 153, 155

POST STURROCK SERIES

It appears the Stirling carried on with the old system until about 1873, when a new series commenced in which P was for Goods and Q for Passenger engine general arrangements. These new categories continued through to the end, though the distinction between P and Q latterly became somewhat blurred. Earlier arrangement drawings that were still needed (as at say 1873) were renumbered P1 or Q1 upwards as appropriate in date order. Entries in the drawing register prior to the mid 1870s suggest they were written at the same time by the same hand.

In the course of time as a drawing was successively re-copied evidence of the earlier number was gradually lost. But the earlier tinted general arrangement drawings on cartridge paper were too good to throw away and were kept. Most were still valid but had been replaced by modern copies, the exception being 15A (dated 1858, above). Another obsolete drawing would have been that for Sturrock’s 4-2-2 No. 215. This engine had been scrapped in 1869, so its general plan never acquired a Q number. This drawing too should have survived for some time, but had disappeared by 1960. It was the absence of an entry for this engine in the drawing list that was the clue to dating the change. Although older drawings would disappear in the course of time, at least their references would remain in the registers.

Around the late-1870s, many of the early drawings were obsolete and quite likely scrapped. It was decided to start back at 1 again, Q1 and so on, filling in the newly created blanks. Thus Q1 to Q7 were reissued, then there was a jump to Q12 because Q8 to Q11 were still extant. In fact the old drawings Q4 to Q7 had not been destroyed, and in fact they missed the 1942 Blitz, both German and Thompson. Unfortunately they may not have missed the blitz during the 1970s. These duplicated drawing numbers, Q1-7/12, are sorted below in date order. Also sorted in, in date order, are the odd drawings which did not receive numbers for some reason.

Some of the dates are from the drawings, others from the register entries. The drawings that were renumbered are shown thus:

(11B) P1 denotes P1 was 11B.
(P31) Q72 denotes P31 became Q72.

An attempt has been made under Title to literally display the entry as it appeared in the earliest Stirling register [with my amplifications within square brackets]. Bearing in mind the crossings out and amendments in the original, this is difficult at times. In those cases where the dates were entered July 16 1875, these have been standardised as 16/7/1875 etc. in the Date column.

Note the shorthand use of, for example, 5/6 for 5ft. 6in.; and &c for etc.; and do. for ditto

P SERIES GOODS ENGINE DRAWINGS

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Drawing Title
(11B) P1	4/2/1851	0-6-0	16″ cyl. goods eng. [168-97]
P2		0-6-0	” ” ” ” 308 to 317 (Stephensons)
(13B) P3	5/1853	0-6-0	” ” ” ” 5′-3″ wheels [328-90]
P4	8/1855	0-4-2	Wilsons alt’d ” ” 157
(6B) P5	28/8/1855	“	” cross sections
(1B) P6	16/10/1855	0-4-2	Hawthorns 110
(?18B) P7	23/9/1856	0-6-0	16 x 24 goods 5ft. wheels (No.4) [198/9, 300-7]
(19B) P8	10/1856	“	cross sections “
(20B) P9	8/1858	0-4-2ST	Tank eng’s 121 to 127 [121-6, but not 127]
(25B) P10	–	0-6-0ST	” ” 117. 134. 139. 144. 149. 111 &c [134/9/44/9, 111, 140/53/5]
P11	1/1864	0-6-0	Goods ” and steam tenders 400 to 419
(23B) P12	30/3/1864	“	Cross section of do. and “
(24B) P13	–	0-6-0	Goods eng 420 to 469
P14	11/1866	0-4-2	4 wheels coup’d eng. 101 to 115
P15	18/12/1866	0-6-0	Alteration to goods ” 410 to 419 (Hawthorns)
P16	3/1867	0-6-0	6 wheels coup’d ” 474 to 493 and 369.
P17	5/1867	0-6-0ST	” ” tank 124, 162. 392
P18	12/1868	0-6-0ST	” ” ” 396 (4ft. wheels) [and possibly 471/0, 136-8, 399, 605/4]
P19	9/1870	0-6-0ST	” ” ” 395 and 398 5/- wheels [and possibly 166/7]
P20	11/1871	0-6-0	” ” ” 174. 376 &c 19 x 28 [plus 158, 145/6, 164]
P21	6/1872	0-6-0	” ” Rebuilt goods (400 to 469 Class &c)
P22	7/1872	0-6-0	” ” Goods – 17½ x 26, 171 to 193 &c
P23	12/1873	0-6-0ST	” ” Tank Engine 4/ 6 Wheels 17½ x 26 [494-9, 500, 601-3, 616-20/33, also 606-15 with short wheelbase]

[P]	23/7/1874	0-6-0ST	[no entry in register, for 397]
(P24) Q71	7/1875	0-4-2	4 Wheels Coupld 5′-6″ Express Goods 17½ x 24 Section [74, 36 etc. to 66, 551-600 [Entry deleted, rewritten in Q register]
P25	7/1875	“	” ” Elevation Eng & Tender
P26	5/1875 4/1878	0-6-0ST	Express Goods Six Coupl^d Tank Eng^e N^os. 144 & 145 [134/9/40/4/9/55 rebt. & 111] [145 not confirmed]
P27	10/1879	0-6-0	Six Coupl^d. Goods Eng^s. N^os. 640, 647-8-9-650 & 651 [also 716-50]
P28	3/1880	0-6-0ST	Six Coupl^d Tank Eng^e. [634-9, etc]
P29	12/1881	0-6-0	(Outside Elevation) Six Coupl^d Goods Engine 17½ x 26 5 ft. Wheels [716-50]
P30	6/1882	0-6-0ST	Six Coupl^d Tank with 4 ft. Wheel for Blackwall Traffic Nos. 156-385- [684-7, 134/40/4/9] [It is possible Nos. 684/5 were originally allocated 156, 385, and that the change has gone unnoticed]
P31	9/1882	0-4-2	Four Coupl^d 5′-6″ Engine (Universal class) Q79 [103/4/12-5, 105-10] [Entry deleted, rewritten in Q register]
P32	12/1882	0-6-0	Six Coupl^d Tank Engine with 4′-6″ Wheels. Cyls 17½ x 26 Six Coupl^d Goods Engine with 4′-6″ Wheels. Cyls 17½ x 26 [The entire line had been crossed out and rewritten above it, for the sake of only one word that was incorrect] [374, 172, 185/9/42/88/56/7]
P33	1/1883	0-6-0ST	Six Coupl^d Tank Engine 4′-6″ Wheels. Cyls 17½ x 26 688 to 693 [also 854-60, 901-20]
P34	9/1891	0-6-0ST	Saddle Tank Engine (Outside Elevation) [921-30/61-80, 1046-60, 1211-5]
P35	1/1892	“	” ” ” 4′-6″ Wheels, 10′-6″ Boiler barrel, Cyls. 18 x 26 [921-30/61-80, 1046-60, 1211-5]
P36	1/1895	0-6-0	6 Wheels Coupl^d Goods Eng. 4′-6″ Wheels [1021-26, later 1021-30]
P37	11/1895	0-6-0	” ” ” ” 5′-0″ Wheels [1031-45]
Ivatt Era
P38	9/1896	0-6-0	” ” ” ” ” ” (Domed boiler) [1081-1090]

Ivatt Era	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Details
P39	3/1897	0-6-0ST	Class J16 (LNER J55) 606, 610 rebt. with domes
P40	8/1897	0-6-0ST	Class J13 (LNER J52) 1201-10/51-70
P41	10/1897	0-6-0	alteration at trailing end 5′-0″ Standard Goods
P42	6/1898	0-6-0ST	Class J13 (LNER J52) 1201-10, EO203
P43	8/1898	0-6-0	Class J4 (LNER J3) 1101-73, 313 etc. to 399
P44	9/1899	“	ditto and 3170 gallons tender (for painting)
P45	5/1900	0-8-0	Class K1 (LNER Q1) 401-55
P46	2/1896 !!	0-6-0ST	Class J14 (LNER J53) 1046-60, outside elevation
P47	3/1891 !!	0-6-0ST	painting details
P48		2-6-0 elevation	Class H1 Baldwin engines 1181-1200
P49	11/1907	plan	ditto
P50	26/9/1910	0-8-0	Class K1 (LNER Q1) 420 superheated
P51	26/9/1910	end view	ditto
P52	18/5/1911	0-6-0	Class J22 (LNER J5) 21-40 EO260/262
Gresley Era
P53	12/10/1912	2-6-0	Class H2 (LNER K1) 1630 EO270
P54	28/5/1914	2-8-0	Class O1 (LNER O1) 456-60 EO274
P55	6/3/1915	0-6-0	Class J22 (LNER J6) 521-610, 621-40
P56	13/4/1915	2-6-0	Class H3 (LNER K2) 1650-9 EO281
P57	8/1918	2-8-0	Class O1 (LNER O1) 462-76
(P58/1) P57/2	7/1918	cab, pipe & rod	ditto
(P58/2) P58	6/1920	2-6-0	Class H4 (LNER K3) 1000-9 EO290
P59	6/1920	2-6-0	ditto
P60	10/1921	2-8-0	Class O1 (LNER O1) 462-76 (N.B. Loco. Co dwg)
P61	3/1918	2-6-0	Class H3 (LNER K2) 1660-79 (N.B. Loco. Co dwg)
LNER Period
P62	5/7/1924	2-8-0	Class O2 side elevation
P63	30/4/1925	2-8-2	Class P1 booster
P64	14/1/1926	2-8-2	Class P1 EO303
P65	18/9/1929	0-6-0T	Class J50 EO306
P66 – P73	11/1929	0-8-4T	Class S1, booster, various drawings
P74	5/1935	0-6-0	Class J39 Pipe & Rod
P75	6/1936	0-6-0	Class J39 painting & lettering
P76	11/1936	0-6-0ST	Class J52 mechanical stoker
P77	3/1937	2-6-2	Class V2 EO339
P78	11/1937	0-6-0ST	Class J52 mechanical stoker
P79	11/1937	0-6-0T	Class J50 end view
P80	2/1938	0-6-0T	Class J50/3
P81	5/1938	0-6-0T	Class J50/4

P82	9/1938	0-6-0	Class J39
P83		2-8-0	Class O2 N.B. Loco. Co dwg
P84		2-8-0	ditto
P85	10/1939		lettering for overseas preparation
P86		2-8-8-2	Class U1 Beyer Peacock dwg
P87	4/1942	2-8-0	WD Class O4 oil burning
P88	5/1942	0-8-0T	Class Q1
P89	7/1942		NE lettering of tenders
P90			diesel shunter
P91			ditto
P92		4-6-0	Class B16/3
P93	7/1943	4-6-0 end view	ditto
P94	1/1944	2-8-0 pipe & rod	Class O1
P95		end view	ditto
P96			diesel electric shunter
P97			ditto
P98	9/1946	2-6-4T	Class L1
P99		end view	ditto
P100	10/1946	2-8-0	2-8-0 oil burner
P101	11/1946	2-8-0	Class O4 oil burner
P102	11/1946	0-8-0	Class Q6 oil burner
P103	12/1946	2-6-0	Class K3 oil burner
P104	12/1946	0-6-0	Class J39 oil burner
P105	12/1946	2-8-0	Class O2 oil burner
P106	1/1947	2-6-0	Class K3 oil burner
P107	1/1947	0-6-0	Class J39 oil burner

BR Period
P108	3/1948	2-6-4T	Class L1 steam brake
P109	4/1948	end view	ditto
P110	3/1948	2-6-4T	Class L1 Westinghouse brake
P111	3/1948	end view	ditto
P112		2-6-0	Class K1 end view
P113		end view	ditto
P114		4-6-2	Class A1 60539
P115	10/1949	Bo+Bo
P116	10/1949	ditto
P117	10/1949	ditto
P118	2/1951	4-6-0	BR Standard
P119
P120
P121	6/1952	2-8-8-2	Class U1 oil burner
P122		2-6-0	BR Standard
P123		2-6-0	BR Standard, end view
P124		Co-Co
P125		ditto
P126	1/1953	ditto
P127	3/1953	ditto

Note: several modern drawings were missing when I made my inventory in 1960. The Bo+Bo and Co-Co drawings for example were then held at Derby (Trent House).

Q SERIES PASSENGER ENGINE DRAWINGS

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Drawing Title
Q1	30/4/1857	2-4-0	Coup’d pass. eng 76-90 (Wilsons) with transverse mid-feather in firebox
Q2	“	2-4-0	Cross Section ” “
(8A) Q3	–	2-2-2	Elevation of Eng & Tender 214 [possibly applied to 203/13/4]
(1A) Q4	/1851	2-4-0	Coup’d pass. eng 71 to 75 (Hawthorns)
Q5	9/9/1854	2-4-0	” ” ” 223 – 228
(9B) Q6	3/11/1854	0-4-2	” ” 160
Q7	24/5/1856	2-4-0	” ” 100
Q8	11/1859	2-2-2	Express ” ” 229 to 240 [the date on the latest dwg. was 23/9/1862]
Q9	–	0-4-2T	Pass. tank ” 241 – 250 (Slaughters)
(17A) Q10	22/3/1865	2-4-0	Coup’d pass ” 251 – 260 (Sharps)
Q11	–	2-4-0	Trailing and coup’d pass 264 – 269
(20A) Q12	18/4/1866	0-4-2T	[Entry obliterated by a later dwg. entry. Details taken from my copy of the drawing obtained in 1962] [241-50 Rebuilt]
Q13	11/7/1866	2-2-2	6ft wheel pass 201 and 202
Q14	21/12/1866	0-4-2	Alteration to 24. 26. 28. 34. 48
Q15	6/4/1867	0-4-2T	Nielsons [sic] Met tank 270 to 274 (tracing)
Q16	6/4/1867	0-4-2T	Avonside ” 275 – 279 “
Q17	10/5/1867	2-4-0	Arrangements of mount^gs &c on firebox 280-99
Q18	8/1867	0-4-2	4 wheels coup’d pass^r eng 18. 23. 40. 44. 49 &c
Q19	1/1868	2-2-2	7 ft ” express ” ” 4. 6. 14. 21. 41. 222
Q20	9/1868	0-4-2WT	4 wheels coup’d Metⁿ tank eng 125. 126. 127
Q21	2/1869	2-4-0	” ” Pass engine 280 to 299
Q22	3/1870	0-4-2	” ” ” ” N^o 70 & 67. 6/0 Wheels
Q23	3/1870	2-2-2	7. 6 Express pass engine N^o 92
Q24	3/1870	4-2-2	8. 0 ” ” ” ” 1. 8. 33. 2. 3
Q25	9/1871	0-4-2WT	5. 6 Tank Pass ” N^o 12 Rebuilt from 2-2-2
Q26	1/1872	0-4-4WT	5. 6 Coupled Bogie Tank N^os 120, 128 &c
Q27	5/1872	0-4-2WT	5. 6 ” Tank Engine N^os 10. 20. 42. 43
Q28	10/1872	2-4-0	6. 6 ” Pass Engine 17½ x 26 N^os [blank]

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Drawing Title
Q29	7/1873	2-2-2	6. 0 Pass Engine 16 x 21 N^os 51 to 69 Rebuilt
Q30	6/8/1873	2-2-2	6. 6 ” ” 16½ x 21 N^os 91 to 99 “
Q31	23/7/1873	2-4-0	N^os 223 to 228 6. 6 Coupled Pass engine 225 Class (Rebuilt)
Q32	–	2-2-2	7. 0 Passr Engine N^os 229 to 240 “
Q33	13/10/1874	2-2-2	7. 0 ” ” N^os 264 to 269 “
Q34	10/7/1874	2-2-2	6. 6 ” ” N^os 204 to 214
Q35	22/9/1874	2-4-0	6. 0 ” ” N^os 251 to 260
Q36	16/12/1874	2-4-0	6. 0 ” ” N^o 79
Q37	8/1874	4-2-2	8. 0 Pass^r Engine N^os 1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 22. 33. 34. 47. 48
Q38		4-2-2	8. 0 ” ” N^os 1-2- Cross Sections
Q39			not made
Q40	2/1876	0-4-2ST	5 0 Pass Tank Eng^s N^os 501-2-3
Old numbers re-used
Q1	8/3/1878	0-4-4T	Four Coupled Pass^r Tank Eng^s 16″ x 22″ Cyls Wheels 5ft
Q2	3/5/1879	0-4-2WT	Passenger Tank Eng^s N^os 270 to 274 Rebuilds
Q3	10/2/1880	2-4-0	6′ 6″ Passenger Eng^s Four Coupl^d 17 x 26 4′ 3″ Boiler
Q4	22/6/1880	0-4-4WT	Metropolitan Tanks Eng^s [652-7]
Q5	7/1880	4-2-2	Outside Elevation 8ft Express Eng^s
Q6	30/7/1880	4-2-2	Express Pass^r Eng^s 8ft Passenger Class N^os 662 to 671
Q7	3/1881	0-4-4T	(as altered) Bogie Tank Engine (Side Tanks) N^os 658 to 661
Q12	2/1881	0-4-4T	Outside Elevation Bogie Tank Engines 658 to 661
New numbers used
Q41	12/1881	2-4-0	Outside Elevation Pass Engine 6′ 6″ Four Coupl^d & Tender

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Drawing Title
Q42	9/1/1883	0-4-4T	5′-0″ Pass^r Tank Engine Bogie & Side Tanks N^os 694 to 698 Six Coupl^d Saddle Tanks N^os 688 to 693 [Entered in error in wrong book. Altered to P33]
Q43	31/10/1884	2-2-2	7′-6″ Pass^r Engs N^os 1000 & 1001 232 & 238 18½” x 26″ [Engine numbers altered]
Q44	1/1886 1/7/1885	2-2-2	7′ 6″ Wheel Express Pass^r Engine Cyl^rs 18½ x 26 Nos 232, 238 (outside elevⁿ) [dwg. date altered]
Q45	1/1886	2-2-2	” ” ” ” ” ” ” “, with increased Boiler Nos. 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240
Q46	10/1887	2-4-0	Four Wheels Coup^d Pass^r Eng^s Cyl^rs 17½ x 26 Wheels 6′ 6″
Q47	1/1888	4-2-2	Express Pass^r Eng 8′-0″ Wheel 19 x 28 Cyl^rs Section
Q48	20/2/1888	4-2-2	” ” ” ” ” ” (Outside Elevation) [771-5/7/8, 1001/2]
Q49	20/5/1889	0-4-4T	Metropⁿ Side Tank Engine 5′-6″ Wheels – 766 to 770 [plus 821-30]
Q50	4/1892	0-4-4T	” ” ” ” ” ” 931 to 940
Q51	12/1894	4-2-2	Express pass^r engines 8′-0″ Wheels 19½ x 28 Cyls Nos 1003,1004, 1005, 1006, &c [plus 1007/8]
Q52	9/1895	0-4-4T	Alteration to Pass^r Tank Eng No. 245

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Details
Ivatt Era
Q53	1/1897	4-4-0	Class D2 (LNER D4) Nos. 400, 1071-80, 1301-20/41-60
Q54	7/1897	4-4-0	Class D1 (LNER D2) Nos. 1321-40/61-99, 1180
Q55	8/2/1898	0-4-4T	Class G4 (LNER G1) Domed Nos. 763, etc.
Q56		4-4-2T	Class C2 (LNER C12) Nos. 1009/10/3-20, 1501-20
Q57	10/1898	4-2-2	Class A5 Nos. 92, 100, 261-64/6-70
Q58	8/1897	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C2) Nos. 990, 949/50, 982-9, 252-60
Q59	reissued 1/1899	4-2-2	Class A3 Domed Nos. 22, 34, 93/5, 221, 544, 776
Q60	10/1897	2-2-2	Class B7 Domed Nos. 21, 41, 55, 61
Q61	3/1903	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C2) No. 271
Q62	21/5/1903	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C1) No. 251
Q63	27/10/1903	0-8-2T	Class L1 (LNER R1) No. 116, large boiler
Q64	13/1/1905	0-8-2T	Class L1 (LNER R1) Nos. 116-56, small boilers
Q65	24/1/1906	0-4-4T	Class G1 (LNER G1) Domed No. 766
Q66	19/4/1906	Rail Motors	Nos. 1, 2
Q67	23/7/1906	0-4-4T	Class G3 (LNER G2) Domed Nos. 682, etc.
Q68	2/1907	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C1) 4-cyl. No. 292
Q69	2/1898	2-4-0	Class E1 (LNER E1) Domed Nos. 702, etc.
Q70	2/1898	2-4-0	Class E1 (LNER E1) Domed Nos. 89, etc.
(P24) Q71	5/1875	0-4-2	Class F2 Nos. 74, 36 etc. to 66, 551-600
(P31) Q72	9/1882	0-4-2	Class F2 Nos. 103/4/12-5, 105-10
Q73	11/1907	Rail Motors	Nos. 1, 2
Q74	3/1908	0-6-2T	Class N1 (LNER N1) No. 190
Q75	30/4/1908	2-4-0	Class E1 (LNER E1) Spring gear No. 702
Q76	6/5/1908	0-6-2T	Class N1 (LNER N1) No. 190
Q77	11/5/1908	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C1) 4-cyl. No. 1421.
Q78	23/11/1908	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C1) No. 1300 (Vulcan Foundry)
(P31) Q79	9/1882	0-4-2	as Q72
Q80	5/1910	4-4-2T	Class C2
Q81	7/1910	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C2) Superheated Klondyke
Q82	8/1910	4-4-2	” end elevation
Q83	24/5/1911	0-6-0	Class J21 (LNER J1) Nos. 1-15
Q84	19/7/1911	4-4-2	Class C1 (LNER C2) Superheated No. 271

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Details
Gresley Era
Q85	25/7/1913	4-4-2	Class C1 Large Boiler superheated
Q86	268/1913	4-4-0	Class D1 Nos. 51-65
Q87	/1913	4-4-2	Class C1 Large Boiler, piston valves
Q88	19/12/1915	4-4-2	Class C1 4-cyl. No. 279 [NRM catalogue shows this dwg. to be a D1]
Q89	8/6/1921	0-6-2T	Class N2 Nos. 1606-15, 1721-70
Q90	29/7/1922	4-6-2	Class A1 Nos. 1470/1

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Details
LNER Period
Q91	16/3/1923	4-4-2	Class C1
Q92	9/7/1923	4-4-2	Class C1 No. 1419N with booster
Q93	14/12/1923	4-6-2	Class A1 painting specification
Q94	5/5/1924	0-6-2T	Class N2 Left Hand drive
Q95	22/10/1924	0-6-2T	Class N2 Nos. 2583-94 Painting Spec
Q96	26/3/1930	4-6-2	Class A3
Q97	11/12/1930	2-6-2T	Class V1
Q98	29/10/1931	4-4-0	Geared loco proposal
Q99	25/5/1933	4-6-2	Cass A3 front view
Q100	18/7/1934	2-8-2	Class P2/1 No. 2001
Q101	–	4-6-2	Class A3 poppet valves – not used
Q102	4/12/1934	2-8-2	Class P2/2 No. 2002
Q103	4/9/1935	4-6-2	Class A4 outside elevation
Q104	29/10/1936	4-6-2	Class A4
(Q105) P74 Q105	5/1935 20/12/1935	0-6-0 4-6-0	Class J39 Pipe & Rod [transferred to P74 21/1/1936] Cass B17 Pipe & Rod, D’ton EO 633 & 634
Q106	–	4-6-0	Class B17 [? painting spec]
Q107	6/1936	4-4-0	Class D20/2
Q108	7/1938		Loco Class painted on buffer beams, etc.
Q109	3/1939	2-6-0	Class K4
Q110	6/1939	4-6-2	Q110/1 – Class A4 – blue painting spec Q110/2 – Class A4 – green painting spec
Q111	5/1940	Bo+Bo	Painting spec
Q112	–	4-4-0	Class D11 Kitson & Armstrong Whitworth
Q113	12/1941	4-4-0	D49/4 No. 365 Pipe & Rod
Q114	7/1942	4-4-0	D49/4 [NRM catalogue shows “All tank engines”]
Q115	1/1943	4-6-0	Class B1
Q116	5/1943	4-6-0	Class B3/3
Q117	5/1943	4-6-0	Class B3/3 end view
Q118	3/1944	0-6-0DE	Diesel Electric Shunter painting spec
Q119	3/1944	4-6-2	Class A2/1
Q120	12/1944	4-6-0	Class B2
Q121	11/1944	0-6-0DE	Diesel Electric Shunter general
Q122	5/1946	4-6-0	Class B2 Pipe & Rod
Q123	1/1945	2-6-0	Class K5
Q124	2/1946	4-6-0	Class B1 black painting spec
Q125	5/1946	2-6-4T	Class L1
Q126	6/1946	4-6-2	Class A2/3 Nos. 500/11-24
Q127	6/1946	4-6-2	Class A2/3 end elevation
Q128	/1946	4-6-0	Class B1 painting spec
Q129	/1946	4-4-2T	Class C12 push & pull gear
Q130	11/1947	4-6-2	Class A2 Nos. 525-39
Q131	10/1947	4-6-2	Class A2 end elevation

Dwg. No.	Date	Wheel Arrangement	Details
BR Period
Q132	4/1948	4-6-2	Class A1
Q133	4/1948	4-6-2	Class A1 end elevation
Q134	5/1948	4-6-0	Class B1 black
Q135	7/1948	2-6-4T	Class L1 black
Q136	7/1948	2-6-0	Class K1 black
Q137	5/1949	4-6-2	Class A1 blue
Q138	5/1949	Bo+Bo	painting
Q139	8/1949	2-6-4T	Class L1 black
Q140	20/6/1953	Co-Co	Class EM2
Q141	8/1957	Bo+Bo	Class EM1
Q178		Bo+Bo	Class EM1 black
Q180		Co-Co	Class EM2

DRAWINGS FOR TENDERS

One of those minor mysteries is the lack of detail drawings for tenders throughout the Stirling period. The evidence suggests that drawings for purely tender parts, e.g. frames and tanks, were prepared by a draughtsman in the Works Manager’s Drawing Office (W.M.D.O.), or perhaps located in the Tender Shop. The Locomotive Drawing Office dealt with couplings, wheels, axle boxes, springs and brake gear. The Works also prepared the tender arrangement drawings too, copies of which would be sent to the LDO for their information and that of the Locomotive Engineer. The first twelve entries in the new register under letter R were apparently copies of drawings supplied by the Works Manager, mostly arrangements. They include a few drawings for obsolete tenders suggesting it was a complete list of all the drawings the LDO had received, and nothing had been discarded. The R entries in the register were entered exactly as follows.

STIRLING R SERIES

Mar 26 – 52	1	Tender – 1330 galls (Sharps)
Sep 25 – 54	2	“ for pass eng. 223 to 228
Nov 5 – 59	3	“ “ “ “ 229 “ 240
June – 63	4	“ Steam No 2
Sep 3 – 64	5	Tank for Sharp’s tenders 1 to 30
[blank]	6	Tender No 396 – 6 wheels
June – 66	7	“ 1900 galls “
Oct – “	8	“ 1500 and 2000 galls “
Feb – 67	9	“ 2500 galls 420 to 429 “
Aug – “	10	“ 2470 “ with well “
July – 68	11	“ 1200 “ 4 wheels
Aug – 72	12	“ 2000 with 3’6” wheels

The next three R entries in the register were as follows. Note they were shown as original drawings, drawn out in the LDO and the Works made their own copies. In particular the 1881 drawings were for the first iron frame tenders.

Feb^y 1879

(original drawing) 2700 “ 4’ 0” “ & Well

May

1883

“ 3200 Gal^s 4’ 0” Wheels & Iron Framing

May 1883

“ Frame D^o – D^o – D^o –

The next R entry was an arrangement drawing, apparently prepared by the Works, and given the number 13 unaware the LDO had also prepared a drawing with this number. The LDO seem to have discovered this drawing some time between 1883 and 1889 hence its position out of order in the register.

Oct^r 15^th /81

Tender – 2800 Galls with Well

Another arrangement drawing turned up later bearing the duplicate number R14 (but undated) which was presumably drawn out in the Works who were unaware the LDO had already used this number. This time its title was not entered in the drawing register. It shows that the main tank held 2400 gallons of water and the well tank a further 500 gallons. Unusually, the drawing also quoted the coal capacity which was 5 tons.

From then until Stirling’s death the following drawings were registered. They were a mixture of detail and arrangement drawings, all prepared in the LDO

Aug 8^th /89 *	16	Tender – 2100 Galls. – No. 213 Class – (Old frames)
Feb^y /90	17	Tank for Tender N^o 406
March 13^th/90	18	Frame for 2600 Gall. Tender
March 5^th/91	19	3500 Gall Tender
July /94	20	Tender for 8 Ft. eng^s N^os 1003, 1004, &c (3850 Gallons)
Nov^r /95	21	Tender “ 5’-0” Goods Engs (Flat bottom) gallons **

* drawing dated 22 October 1889. The old No. 213 was replaced by a Stirling engine (8/1889) and for some reason there was a proposal to rebuild the Sturrock tender.

** water capacity not inserted in the entry. Suggested by Malcolm Crawley as possibly 2654.

During the Stirling period a number of detail drawings were prepared by the LDO, of which the following are known. T list drawings are taken from the drawing register, Y list drawing from the NRM catalogue and Z list drawings from a “modern” transcript.

Drawing	Date	Details
T28	25/10/1875	Tender wheels & axles
T57	4/4/1878	3’–6” tender wheels & axle for new [axle] box U-55
Z20	3/10/1879	Details for tender brake
Z21	15/12/1881	Angle plates for tender frame
Y109	-/4/1883	Improved buffer for engines and tender
T63	21/6/1884	4’–0” wheel for 3000 gallon tender
T66	24/10/1885	4’–0” wheel for 3000 gallon tender (Steel)
Z25	12/4/1886	Details for tenders (including intermediate coupling)
Z26	-/1887	Details for tenders (including drag)
T73	4/1890	3’-6” wheels for 2600 gallon tender
Z27	7/1895	Coupling for end of tender

For a few years after Stirling’s death the same divided method of preparing drawings for tenders applied. Eventually all work was done by the LDO. This change probably came about when design work started with the water pick-up gear and Ivatt discovered tender design work was not centralised as it should have been.

IVATT R SERIES

From about 1898 all design work connected with tenders was dealt with by the Locomotive Drawing Office. Only items of particular interest are shown from 1902.

Drawing	Date	Details
R22	4/1896	Water Scoop & Details Tender (Flat bottom) 3280 3170 Galls
R23	7/1896	Tender to carry 2900 3670 Gallons (Well Tender)
R24	11/1898	Water Scoop & Details
R25	12/1898	Arrangement of Water Scoop for 3170 gallons Tender
R25 Supplementary	–	for Toggle arrangement
R26	9/1899	Tender details
R27	1/1901	Details & Arr^t of Cyl^r for Water Pressure – Pick Up Tenders N^o. 355 [355 was an old 0-4-2. So number probably incorrect]
R28	6/1901	Well for feed Pipes – Flat Bottom Tenders
R29	12/7/1901	Alteration to 2674 galls Tender (Tender N^o. 285)
R30	1901 revised 9/3/1905	Detail Arrangement of cylrs for Water Pressure (pickup tenders) Water Scoop for Flat Bottom Tenders
R31	22/3/1899	Tank for 3730 3720 galls with well TO No. 10
R32	11/1901	Details for flat bottom tank (Angles &c)
R33	3/1/1902	Alteration of Arrangement of Tool Box for Tenders

From hereon only specific drawings for tanks and frames will be listed

Drawing	Date	Details
R37	10/1902	3000 Gallons Tender. TO 17 only
R41	10/1904	Frame plate for 3000 Gallon Tender TO 18.19.20
R42	10/1904	Tank for 3000 Gallon Tender TO 18.19.20
R43	12/1902	3000 Gallon Tender general Arrangement TO 18.19.20
R49	10/1906	Tank for 3500 Gallons Tender (Well) TO 21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28
R50	10/1906	Frame plate for 3500 Gallons Tender TO 21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28
R54	11/1906	3500 Gallons Tender (Well Bottom) TO 21.22.23.24
R57 [Gresley]	24/11/1911	3500 Gall. Well Tender [ Well added to R43 tender]

GRESLEY R SERIES

Only items of particular interest are shown. After Grouping Doncaster mainly concentrated on the 8-wheel tenders while Darlington dealt with the 6-wheelers.

Drawing	Date	Details
R59	8/7/1912	Tank for 3500 Gallons Tender TOs 29-43
R61	14/2/1916	3500 Gallons Tender general Arrangement (as R54)
R63	28/3/1917	2800 Gallons Tender general Arrangement (for overseas)
R64	13/3/1919	Frame plate for 3500 Gallons Tender TOs 35-43
R66	26/1/1921	Tank for 5000 Gallons Tender
R67	10/3/1921	Frame for 5000 Gallons Tender
R82	29/4/1922	Frame for 3500 Gallons Tender TO40
R83	–	5000 Gallons Tender general Arrangement TO40
R108	–	4700 Gallons Tender for Class P1
R127	–	5000 Gallons Tender
R128	–	5000 Gallons Tender with Corridor
R129	5/1928	5000 Gallons Tender with Corridor, Coal 9 tons
R158	4/1931	5000 Gallons Tender with corridor, Coal 8 tons TO53
R192	10/1935	5000 Gallons Tender with Corridor, Coal 8 tons
R262	10/1936	3000 Gallons Group Standard Tender for J39, K4
R268	4/1937	4200 Gallons Group Standard Tender for V2, J39, A2/1, B1
R272	8/1937	4200 Gallons Group Standard Tender for B17 streamlined
R273	9/1937	3500 Gallons Group Standard Tender for J39, K4

POST-GRESLEY R SERIES

Drawing	Date	Details
R318	–	4200 Gallons Group Standard Tender, Welded Tank
R324	12/9/1945	Tank for 4200 Gallons Tender for B1
R325	10/1945	4200 Gallons Tender for B1
R327	24/11/1945	Tank for 4200 Gallons Tender for B1, K1

AFTER NATIONALISATION

Drawings for BR Standard engines and tenders are not shown. No drawings for these were seen at Doncaster Drawing Office in the ‘sixties.

Part 32 – General Plan Drawings