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Reid Atlantics
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:42 pm
by melton
Has anyone else noticed the family likeness between the NBR Reid Atlantics and the Royal Scots?
Both classes were built by the North British Locomotive Co. – or am I seeing something that’s not there.
Re: Reid Atlantics
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:05 am
by 52A
Yes they were both ugly brutes, but still steam!
Re: Reid Atlantics
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:14 am
by Bill Bedford
melton wrote:Has anyone else noticed the family likeness between the NBR Reid Atlantics and the Royal Scots?
Both classes were built by the North British Locomotive Co. – or am I seeing something that’s not there.
But have you noticed the similarities between the Royal Scots and the B17s? again both NBL locos.
Re: Reid Atlantics
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:44 pm
by melton
I suppose the real answer is in knowing what the NBL was building at the time for the railways of the empire – I bet there are plenty of similarities there.
Re: Reid Atlantics
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:16 pm
by cadder toad
C Hamilton Ellis suggests the GCR Atlantic drawings were referred to by NBL. These locos were built by NBL around the time of construction of Reid's Atlantics.