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).
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.
Locomotives Under Wheatley's superintendency, 185 new locomotives were added to NBR stock, and a number of old engines were rebuilt for further service. Only eight of the new locomotives were intended for express passenger trains. Locomotives designed by Thomas Wheatley included:
NBR class Power class Type Introduced Driving wheel Total Grouping LNER class Extinct Notes141 2-4-0 1869 2 1915 38 2-4-0 1869 1 1912 418 P 2-4-0 1873 8 6 E7 1927 40 2-4-0 1873 2 1903 224 4-4-0 1871 2 1919 420 4-4-0 1873 4 1918 251 E 0-6-0 1867 38 3 J84 1924 56 0-6-0 1868 8 1914 17 0-6-0 1869 1 1914 396 E 0-6-0 1867 88 37 J31 1937 293 0-6-0 1872 1 1907 357 — 0-4-0 1868 2 1 Y10 1925 226 E 0-6-0ST 1870 2 1 J86 1924 229 1871 15 1 J81 1924 112 0-6-0ST 1870 3 1910 282 0-6-0ST 1866 3 1921 130 E 0-6-0ST 1870 10 1 J85 1924 32 0-6-0ST 1874 6 1907 18 0-4-0ST 1872 2 1906
See also Locomotives of the North British Railway
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