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The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D40 class is a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive inherited from the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR). It consisted of GNSR class V (introduced in 1899 by William Pickersgill) and GNSR class F (introduced in 1920 by T. E. Heywood). The two classes were similar but the class F was superheated
Class V
In February 1898, the Scottish locomotive builder Neilson, Reid and Company had completed an order for twelve 4-4-0 locomotives for the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR); these comprised GNSR class T.[1] In October that year, William Pickersgill, the GNSR Locomotive Superintendent, requested authority to purchase a further twelve. Neilsons offered to build between ten and twenty further locomotives of the class T design. The GNSR Board of Directors granted permission for ten locomotives of a slightly modified design incorporating a side-window cab, and Neilson, Reid & Co. were awarded the contract that November (Neilsons order no. E827) at a price of £2975 each.[2][3] Delivery commenced in October 1899, but by the time that the first five locomotives had been received by the GNSR (class V; numbers 113–115, 25, 26), they found that a downturn in traffic meant that not only were the remaining five not required, but that they would also be unable to pay for them. Accordingly, the GNSR requested that Neilsons should find an alternative buyer, and to obtain the best possible price. They were duly sold to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway for £3300 each, where they became that company's class G.[2][3] An offer from the SECR to purchase the first five as well, but at £3325 each, was turned down by the GNSR.[4]
A further eight locomotives (in two batches of four) to the same design as the 1899 batch were built by the GNSR at their Inverurie Works, Aberdeenshire, in 1909–10 (nos. 27, 29, 31, 36) and 1913–15 (nos. 28, 33, 35, 34). Once again, Pickersgill's recommended quantities were reduced: he had requested ten in 1903, and eight in 1911
Class F
The class F locomotives were the only ones to be named by the GNSR, all other classes being numbered only. The class originally comprised eight locomotives, six built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow in 1920, the remaining two by GNSR at Inverurie Works in 1921.


This first collection features the  GNSR Pickersgill Class V locomotives

LNER days


2265

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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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6826 Elgin


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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6828 Kittybrewster


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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6835


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years



B.R.days


62260 Fraserburgh


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
62260 Kittybrewster shed 


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62264 Kittybrewster shed

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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62267 Lossiemouth Harbour. Date unknown.Copyright N. E. Stead (with permission)

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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62269 unknown location


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
62269 Kittybrewster shed 


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62270


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62270
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62271 Keith 29th May 1950


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62272

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62272 Kittybrewster shed


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years

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The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D40 class is a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive inherited from the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR). It consisted of GNSR class V (introduced in 1899 by William Pickersgill) and GNSR class F (introduced in 1920 by T. E. Heywood). The two classes were similar but the class F was superheated
Class V
In February 1898, the Scottish locomotive builder Neilson, Reid and Company had completed an order for twelve 4-4-0 locomotives for the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR); these comprised GNSR class T.[1] In October that year, William Pickersgill, the GNSR Locomotive Superintendent, requested authority to purchase a further twelve. Neilsons offered to build between ten and twenty further locomotives of the class T design. The GNSR Board of Directors granted permission for ten locomotives of a slightly modified design incorporating a side-window cab, and Neilson, Reid & Co. were awarded the contract that November (Neilsons order no. E827) at a price of £2975 each.[2][3] Delivery commenced in October 1899, but by the time that the first five locomotives had been received by the GNSR (class V; numbers 113–115, 25, 26), they found that a downturn in traffic meant that not only were the remaining five not required, but that they would also be unable to pay for them. Accordingly, the GNSR requested that Neilsons should find an alternative buyer, and to obtain the best possible price. They were duly sold to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway for £3300 each, where they became that company's class G.[2][3] An offer from the SECR to purchase the first five as well, but at £3325 each, was turned down by the GNSR.[4]
A further eight locomotives (in two batches of four) to the same design as the 1899 batch were built by the GNSR at their Inverurie Works, Aberdeenshire, in 1909–10 (nos. 27, 29, 31, 36) and 1913–15 (nos. 28, 33, 35, 34). Once again, Pickersgill's recommended quantities were reduced: he had requested ten in 1903, and eight in 1911
Class F
The class F locomotives were the only ones to be named by the GNSR, all other classes being numbered only. The class originally comprised eight locomotives, six built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow in 1920, the remaining two by GNSR at Inverurie Works in 1921.





This second collection features the GNSR Heywood Class F locomotives
All these 8 locos were named



LNER days


6846 Benachie 


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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6848 Andrew Bain


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years

6852 Glen Grant 


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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Number 62277 was preserved and renumbered as 49 as an example of the superheated version. GNSR No. 49, Gordon Highlander was also numbered as LNER No. 6849 at the Grouping, LNER No. 2277 in 1946 and BR No. 62277 on nationalisation. At withdrawal, it was the only survivor of the class still in service. Restored to GNSR green in 1958, though it never carried green livery in GNSR service since it originally appeared in Heywood's lined black, it was given an occasional airing on specials before retirement to the Glasgow Transport Museum. It has been moved to the Scottish Railway Museum at Bo'ness rather than the new waterfront Glasgow Transport Museum



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
B.R.Days


62273 George Davidson



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62274 Benachie Kittybrewster Shed Aberdeen July 1953  D40 (GNSR class F (1920 by T. E. Heywood).



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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62275 Sir David Stewart Inverurie


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62275 Sir David Stewart Inverurie (GNSR class F (1920 by T. E. Heywood).
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62276 Andrew Bain Kittybrewster shed Aberdeen July 1952



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years

62278 Hatton Castle Kittybrewster shed 24th July 1952

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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
62278 Hatton Castle Inverurie Works July 1954


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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
62778 Hatton Castle  Kilmarnock works 22nd August 1955



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years

62279 Glen Grant Kittybrewster shed Aberdeen



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D40 (GNSR Pickersgill Class V & Heywood Class F) 4-4-0 Locomotives - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
Neil