Baldwin Locomotive Works recommended a camelback design to solve the problem, but Beattie conceived the idea of an enhanced 4-6-0 truck to support a wide Wootten firebox.
The NZR X class was a pioneering class of eighteen 4-8-2 steam locomotives designed by A. L. Beattie that operated on the national rail network of New Zealand.
John Beattie | William John Beattie | Stuart Beattie | Karl Beattie | Beattie | Robert Beattie | Joseph Hamilton Beattie | Johnnie Beattie | John Beattie (rugby player) | Jim Beattie (musician) | Jim Beattie | Jennifer Beattie | Geoff Beattie | A. L. Beattie |