NBR C Class 673 Maude

North British Railway C Class number 673 Maude is North British Railway C class 0-6-0 tender engine, that was built by Neilson & Co at the Hyde Park Works in Glasgow in 1891.

NBR C Class 673 Maude
NBR C Class 673 "Maude" at Bo'ness.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Neilson and Company Serial number 4392 Build date December 1891
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) Length Unrebuilt: 49 ft 0+1⁄2 in (14.948 m) Rebuilt: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m) Axle load 15 long tons 15 cwt (35,300 lb or 16 t) Loco weight 41 long tons 19 cwt (94,000 lb or 42.6 t) Tender weight 33 long tons 9 cwt (74,900 lb or 34 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 19,690 lbf (87.59 kN)
Career Operators North British Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways Power class BR: 2F Numbers NBR 673 LNER 9673 LNER 5243 BR 65243 Official name Maude Withdrawn July 1966 Disposition On static display, Awaiting overhaul

The Railway Children

Around on April 23, 2000, the ownership of the locomotive was transferred to the Bullied Preservation Society for its future care. As in the original film, The Railway Children a wide range of rolling stock was used. The locomotives seen are NBR C Class No. 673 'Maude', LSWR B4 class No. 96 'Normandy', LB&SCR E4 class No. 473 'Birch Grove', and SECR C Class No. 592 (as the Green Dragon). No. 592 and Maude were painted in fictional liveries for the filming, with No. 592 wearing typical SECR lined green but with GNSR lettering, symbolising the fictional Great Northern and Southern Railway, and Maude in plain black with GNSR lettering. Birch Grove was seen sporting its original LB&SCR lined brown, and Normandy was painted in Southern Railway unlined black. Maude is based on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway near Edinburgh whilst the other locomotives remain on the Bluebell Railway.

Sources

• 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.