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Matthew Holmes (born in Paisley in 1844 and died in
Matthew Holmes (born in Paisley in 1844 and died in Lenzie
Lenzie () is an affluent town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. It is about north-east of Glasgow city centre and south of Kirkintilloch. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 8,873. U ...
on 3 July 1903) was Locomotive Superintendent
Chief mechanical engineer and locomotive superintendent are titles applied by British, Australian, and New Zealand railway companies to the person ultimately responsible to the board of the company for the building and maintaining of the locomotiv ...
of the North British Railway
The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followe ...
from 1882 to 1903.
The office had two deputies, the senior known as ''Assistant Locomotive Superintendent and Chief Draughtsman'', the junior known as ''Assistant Locomotive Superintendent''. Throughout his incumbency, Holmes's Assistant Locomotive Superintendent and Chief Draughtsman was Robert Chalmers. Various men held the position of Assistant Locomotive Superintendent, the last to do so being William Paton Reid
William Paton Reid, CBE (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 to 1919. He was appointed a CBE in 1920. He was born ...
. Holmes was succeeded in office by Reid. Later, Reid was to be succeeded by Robert Chalmers' son, Walter.
Locomotive Designs
Locomotives designed by Holmes include: *NBR Class C
The NBR C Class ( LNER Class J36) is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Matthew Holmes for freight work on the North British Railway (NBR). They were introduced in 1888 with inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear. A total of 168 ...
, later LNER Class J36 0-6-0,
* NBR D class 0-6-0T
The NBR D Class (LNER Class J83) was a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives designed by Matthew Holmes for short distance freight, station pilot, and heavy shunting duties on the North British Railway.
Service history
They were introduced in 1900 ...
, later LNER Class J83 0-6-0T
* NBR Class M, later LNER Class D31 4-4-0
*NBR D class 0-6-0
The NBR Class D (later LNER Class J34) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive of the North British Railway, often known as the Wee Drummonds. The class was designed by Dugald Drummond ( Locomotive Superintendent). A total of 101 were produce ...
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See also
* Locomotives of the North British RailwayReferences
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