LNER Class B1
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The LNER class B1 were 2-cyclinder steam locomotives with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, designed by Edward Thompson for mixed traffic use. Introduced on LNER in 1942, construction continued after nationalisation as BR with a total of 410 built by 1952, 290 of them by NBL in Glasgow.
B1 61264 at Mallaig on the Jacobite. 16/8/2002 Photo by whistling40s
- Two class B1 locos have been preserved and restored to main line running, 61264 and 61306.
- 61264, featured on The Jacobite steam service between Fort William & Mallaig in the years 1999 to 2006.
- Running in LNER green livery as 1264 in 1999, loco 61264 was used on the Jacobite, sharing duties with 8F 48151.
- At the end of the 1999 season the B1 was involved in the Highland Railway Festival trains.
- Thursday 30th September, B1 1264 & 48151 (coupled tender to tender) hauled a Fort William - Springburn excursion.
- Saturday 2nd October, 1264 hauled a Springburn to Oban train (tender first)
- Sunday 3rd October, 1264 did Oban - Taynuilt - Oban - Springburn
- <Flickr - 1264 heading to Sprinburn (chimney 1st) at Derrydaroch 3/10/99>
- In 2000, 61264 appeared painted in lined BR Black livery (with post 1956 emblem).
- At the end of the 2000 Jacobite season B1 61264 worked with BR 4MT 75014 on the 'Highland Rail Festival' Charter trains.
- Saturday 23th September, 61264+75014: Fort William - Crianlarich - Oban <Flickr - Leaving Fort William>
- Sunday 24th September, 75014+61264: Oban-Taynuilt and return <Flickr - climbing to Glencruitten>
- Sunday 24th September, 61264+75014: Oban - Cowlairs - Stirling <Flickr - Loch Awe viaduct>
- Tuesday 26th September, 61264: An morning Stirling - Perth and return.
- Thursday 28th September, 75014+61264: Stirling - Inverness <Flickr - passing Carrbridge>
- Saturday 30th September, 61264: Inverness - Aberdeen and return <Flickr - passing Kennethmont>, <Flickr - On Ferryhill Turntable>
- Mon 2nd October, 75014+61264: Inverness-Aviemore-Perth-Stirling <SmugMug - Culloden Moor>
- On Tuesday 3rd October, 61264+75014 departed Stirling for Carnforth as Empty coaching stock. (Timings).
- During the 2001 Jacobite Season, 61264 was running chimney towards Fort William.
- The end of season 'Highland Rail Festival' charter trains featured B1 61264 and K1 62005 coupled tender to tender.
- Saturday 6th October 62005 & 61264 ran Fort William - Crianlarich - Oban - Taynuilt - Oban
- <Flickr - B1 & K1 arrived at Oban (06/10/01)>
- Sunday 7th October 62005 & 61264 ran Oban - Westerton (then ECS forward to Carlisle)
- September 4, 2005, 61264 hauled a Railway Touring Company charter from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street. <Flickr>.
- The B1's 2006 season was a trouble one. It arrived at Fort William on 25th of May. In mid-June it required 80 small tubes replacing after boiler problems, then shortly after returning to service it suffered serious damage to its left cylinder. It was return south for repairs, hauled from Fort William to Carnforth by 5972 'Olton Hall' (in Hogwarts Railways livery) on 25th July. <SMugMug - train at Beattock>.
See Also
Photo Links
- 61243 'Sir Harold Mitchell' at Perth shed, 1961
- 61244 'Strang Steel' at Dundee Tay Bridge shed, April 1965
- Bahnbilder.de - Green 1264 at Fort William depot, 31-07-1999
- Flickr - 1264 at Kyle of Lochalsh on the GBXI tour, 5th May 2018
- Flickr - 1264 at Stranraer on the GBXII tour, 2nd May 2019
- Flickr - 61306 crossing the Ness Viaduct, 12th May 2019