Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley (1821–1883) was an English mechanical engineer who worked for several British railway companies and rose to become a Locomotive Superintendent at the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the North British Railway (NBR).

Thomas Wheatley (locomotive engineer)
Born	1821 Micklefield, Leeds
Died	13 March 1883 Wigtownshire [1]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline	Mechanical engineering

Career

He became an apprentice with the Leeds and Selby Railway and later worked for the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Subsequently, he was Locomotive Superintendent for the Southern Division of the London and North Western Railway for 5 years. From 1867 to 1874 he was Locomotive Superintendent of the North British Railway (NBR). Prior to 1867 the post had been split across divisions.[2]

Locomotives

Under Wheatley's superintendency, 185 new locomotives were added to NBR stock, and a number of old engines were rebuilt for further service.[3] Only eight of the new locomotives were intended for express passenger trains.[4] Locomotives designed by Thomas Wheatley included:

NBR class	Power class	Type	Introduced	Driving wheel	Total	Grouping	LNER class	Extinct	Notes
141		2-4-0	1869	6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm)	2			1915	[5]
38		2-4-0	1869	6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm)	1			1912	[6]
418	P	2-4-0	1873	6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm)	8	6	E7	1927	[7][8]
40		2-4-0	1873	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)	2			1903	[9]
224		4-4-0	1871	6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm)	2			1919	[10]
420		4-4-0	1873	6 ft 6 in (1,980 mm)	4			1918	[11]
251	E	0-6-0	1867	4 ft 3 in (1,300 mm)	38	3	J84	1924	[12][13]
56		0-6-0	1868	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)	8			1914	[14]
17		0-6-0	1869	4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)	1			1914	[15]
396	E	0-6-0	1867	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)	88	37	J31	1937	[16][17][18]
293		0-6-0	1872	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)	1			1907	[19]
357	—	0-4-0	1868	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)	2	1	Y10[20]	1925	[21][22]
226	E	0-6-0ST	1870	5 ft 0 in (1,520 mm)	2	1	J86	1924	[23][24]
229			1871		15	1	J81	1924	[25][26]
112		0-6-0ST	1870	4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)	3			1910	[27]
282		0-6-0ST	1866	4 ft 1 in (1,240 mm)	3			1921	[28]
130	E	0-6-0ST	1870	4 ft 3 in (1,300 mm)	10	1	J85	1924	[29][30]
32		0-6-0ST	1874	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)	6			1907	[31]
18		0-4-0ST	1872	3 ft 0 in (910 mm)	2			1906	[32]

See also

• Locomotives of the North British Railway

Notes

1. Wheatley, Thomas in Brief Biographies of Major Mechanical Engineers archived from steamindex.com
2. Marsden & (Thomas Wheatley)
3. SLS 1970, p. 62
4. SLS 1970, p. 63
5. SLS 1970, pp. 62–63
6. SLS 1970, pp. 63–64
7. SLS 1970, pp. 64–65
8. Boddy et al. 1968, pp. 154–6
9. SLS 1970, pp. 65–66
10. SLS 1970, pp. 66–67
11. SLS 1970, pp. 67–68
12. SLS 1970, pp. 68–70
13. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 68–70
14. SLS 1970, pp. 70–71
15. SLS 1970, p. 71
16. SLS 1970, pp. 71–75
17. Fry 1966, pp. 188–194
18. Marsden & (The Wheatley J31)
19. SLS 1970, p. 75
20. Marsden & (The Wheatley Y10)
21. SLS 1970, pp. 75–76
22. Boddy et al. 1984, pp. 164–6
23. SLS 1970, pp. 76–77
24. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 72–74
25. SLS 1970, pp. 76–77
26. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 56–59
27. SLS 1970, pp. 77–78
28. SLS 1970, pp. 78–79
29. SLS 1970, pp. 79–80
30. Allen et al. 1971, pp. 70–72
31. SLS 1970, p. 80
32. SLS 1970, pp. 80–81

References

• Boddy, M.G.; Brown, W.A.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D.F.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1968). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 4: Tender Engines – Classes D25 to E7. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Neve, E.; Yeadon, W. B. (September 1984). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 6C: Tender Engines—Classes Q1 to Y10. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-55-X.
• Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (February 1971). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8B: Tank Engines - Classes J71 to J94. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-06-1.
• Fry, E.V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 5: Tender Engines - Classes J1 to J37. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-12-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Marsden, Richard (ed.). "Thomas Wheatley". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
• Marsden, Richard (ed.). "The Wheatley J31 (NBR Class R) 0-6-0 Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
• Marsden, Richard (ed.). "The Wheatley Y10". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
• Locomotives of the North British Railway 1846–1882. Stephenson Locomotive Society. 1970.

Business positions
Preceded by See above	Locomotive Superintendent of the North British Railway 1867–1874	Succeeded by Dugald Drummond 1875–1882