NBR 2-4-0 No,1239 (or 1249) of LNER Class E7
The six Class E7 2-4-0s were Wheatley's only North British Railway (NBR) express designs to survive into LNER ownership. This was probably due to them being rebuilt twice during their lives. A total of eight of Wheatley's Class P 2-4-0s were built in 1873 at Cowlairs. The first rebuilds occurred during 1890-1, when all eight Class P locomotives received standard Holmes boilers and cabs. Six of the Class Ps were rebuilt a second time in 1915. Standard Reid boilers were fitted. These were the last NBR boilers to be built with safety valves fitted to the dome. Side window cabs, and dual (Westinghouse and air) brakes were also fitted. Nos. 419 and 427 (later Nos. 1240 and 1248) were not rebuilt, and they were withdrawn in 1914 and 1918 respectively. Withdrawals started in 1925, and No. 10247 (NBR No. 426, later No. 1247) was the last to be withdrawn in 1927. The number of the locomotive shown is not certain but appears to be either 1239 or 1249
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