Matthew Stirling (railway engineer)
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Matthew Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Hull & Barnsley Railway (H&BR)
. He retired in 1922 when the H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER)
.
tender locomotive (1889). This later became LNER Class J23. A larger and more modern version of the Class B was developed later. This was designated H&BR Class L, and later became LNER Class J28. Matthew Stirling's locomotive designs often incorporated the design traditions established his father, including domeless boilers. His powerful H&BR Class A
(LNER Class Q10) 0-8-0
freight locomotives were heavily used during World War I
.
Other designs included:
The LNER Class N13s survived into the British Railways era and the last locomotive, No. 69114, was withdrawn in 1956.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1905...
. He retired in 1922 when the H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER)
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
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Biography
- Matthew Stirling was born in KilmarnockKilmarnockKilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
on 27 November 1856. - He was the son of Patrick StirlingPatrick StirlingPatrick Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway.His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling was also a locomotive engineer...
, the nephew of James StirlingJames Stirling (1835-1917)James Stirling was a Scottish mechanical engineer. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and later the South Eastern Railway.-Biography:...
, and grandson of Robert StirlingRobert StirlingThe Reverend Dr Robert Stirling was a Scottish clergyman, and inventor of the stirling engine.- Biography :Stirling was born at Cloag Farm near Methven, Perthshire, the third of eight children...
- all of whom were also famous mechanical engineers. - Matthew was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the H&BR on 13 May 1885
- Stirling died on 5 October 1931 in HullKingston upon HullKingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, aged 75.
Locomotive designs
His first locomotive design was the H&BR Class B 0-6-00-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
tender locomotive (1889). This later became LNER Class J23. A larger and more modern version of the Class B was developed later. This was designated H&BR Class L, and later became LNER Class J28. Matthew Stirling's locomotive designs often incorporated the design traditions established his father, including domeless boilers. His powerful H&BR Class A
H&BR Class A
The H&BR Class A was an 0-8-0 heavy freight engine designed by Matthew Stirling and built by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield. They were the largest of the engines on the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The Class A was developed to deal with the steeply graded eastern section of the H&BR...
(LNER Class Q10) 0-8-0
0-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
freight locomotives were heavily used during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Other designs included:
- the H&BR Class J (LNER Class D24) 4-4-04-4-0Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
tender locomotive - the H&BR Class F2H&BR Class F2The H&BR Class F2 was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway....
(LNER Class N12) 0-6-20-6-2Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
tank engine - the H&BR Class F3H&BR Class F3The H&BR Class F3 was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway.Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 52http://www.lner.info/locos/N/n13.shtml They were designed by Matthew Stirling to work goods trains to and from the King George...
(LNER Class N13) 0-6-2 tank engine
The LNER Class N13s survived into the British Railways era and the last locomotive, No. 69114, was withdrawn in 1956.
External links
- Matthew Stirling
- Famous Stirling Family Members
- Description of the Stirling J23 0-6-0 freight locomotive
- Description of the Stirling J28 0-6-0 freight locomotive
- Description of the Stirling J80 0-6-0 mixed-traffic tank locomotive
- Description of the Stirling Q10 0-8-0 freight locomotive
- Description of the Stirling D24 4-4-0 tender locomotive
- Description of the Stirling N12 0-6-2 tank locomotive
- Description of the Stirling N13 0-6-2 tank locomotive