William P. Reid

William Paton Reid (8 September 1854 – 2 February 1932) was apprenticed to the Cowlairs railway works of the North British Railway in 1879 and was Locomotive Superintendent from 1903-1919. He was awarded a CBE in 1920. He was born, and died, in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2]

William Paton Reid
Born	(1854-09-08)8 September 1854 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	2 February 1932(1932-02-02) (aged 77) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline	Mechanical engineering
Employer(s)	North British Railway

Prior to his appointment, he had been Assistant Locomotive Superintendent to his predecessor, Matthew Holmes.

Locomotives

Reid modernised and rebuilt existing engines and introduced superheating to the North British Railway. New locomotives designed by him include:

• NBR Class B, later LNER Class J35, 0-6-0 [3]
• NBR Class S, later LNER Class J37, 0-6-0 [4]
• NBR Class J, later LNER Class D29, 6' 6" 4-4-0, the "Scott class".[5]
• NBR Class J, later LNER Class D30, 6' 6" 4-4-0, the "Super Scott class" or "Superheated Scott class".[6]
• NBR Class K, later LNER Class D32, 6' 0" 4-4-0 [7]
• NBR Class K, later LNER Class D33, 6' 0" 4-4-0 [8]
• NBR Class K, later LNER Class D34, 6' 0" 4-4-0, the "Glen class".[9]
• NBR Class H, later LNER Class C11, 4-4-2, the "North British Atlantic class" (Reid's largest and most powerful design).
• NBR Class L, later LNER Class C16, 4-4-2T [10]
• NBR Class M, later LNER Class C15, 4-4-2T [11]

Some of the NBR classes had several variants. The NBR did not distinguish between the variants but the LNER did. The figures 6' 6" or 6' 0" indicate the driving wheel diameter.

See also

• Locomotives of the North British Railway

References

1. William Reid
2. William Paton Reid, Matthew Holmes and Walter Chalmers
3. The Reid J35 (NBR Class B) 0-6-0 Locomotives
4. The Reid J37 (NBR Classes B & S) 0-6-0 Locomotives
5. The Reid D29 'Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives
6. The Reid D30 'Superheated Scott' (NBR Class J) 4-4-0 Locomotives
7. The Reid D32 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
8. The Reid D33 (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
9. The Reid D34 'Glen' (NBR Class K) 4-4-0 Locomotives
10. The Reid C16 (NBR Class L) Atlantic Tank Engines
11. The Reid C15 (NBR Class M) Atlantic Tank Engines

Preceded by Matthew Holmes

Locomotive Superintendent (CME) of the North British Railway 1903–1919

Succeeded by Walter Chalmers