Highland Railway K class
No. 57695 at Corkerhill Locomotive Depot, Glasgow 15 August 1948.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPeter Drummond
BuilderDübs & Co. (10)
North British Locomotive Co. (2)
Serial numberDübs: 3842–3847, 4240–4243
NBL: 17896–17897
Build date1900 (6), 1902 (4), 1907 (2)
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2g
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Loco weight43.0 long tons (43.7 t; 48.2 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2)
BoilerSame as class C
Boiler pressure175 psi (1.21 MPa)
CylindersTwo (inside)
Cylinder size18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,469 lbf (95.50 kN)
Career
OperatorsHighland Railway
→London, Midland & Scottish
→British Railways
ClassHR: K
Power classLMS/BR: 3F
Withdrawn1936–1952
DispositionAll scrapped

The Highland Railway K class were the only class of 0-6-0 tender locomotives built for the Highland Railway. They were introduced in 1900, to the design of Peter Drummond. The class were known as 'Barneys'.

Design

They were fairly standard for British practice of the time, inside cylinders with 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) diameter driving wheels and a general Drummond family appearance.

Construction

The first six (nos. 134 to 139) were built by Dübs and Company in 1900. These had inside bearing double bogie tenders, rather like the watercart designs brother Dugald was supplying on the London and South Western Railway. These were later transferred to C and U class (Ben) locomotives.

Four more (nos. 18 to 21) were supplied by Dübs in 1902. These omitted the watercart tenders but had another Drummond family speciality – cross water tubes in the firebox. No 21 is recorded as retaining this boiler in unmodified form until 1934.

A final pair (nos. 36 and 55) were built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1907.

Transfer to LMS

All passed into London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923. The first was withdrawn in 1936.

Transfer to BR

Seven survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. The last was withdrawn in 1952.

Numbering

Table of locomotives
HR No.ManufacturerSerial No.BuiltLMS No.BR No.WithdrawnNotes
134Dübs & Co.3842February 19001769357693June 1949Withdrawn before BR number applied
135Dübs & Co.3843February 19001769457694February 1950Withdrawn before BR number applied
136Dübs & Co.3844February 19001769557695January 1952
137Dübs & Co.3845February 190017696—March 1946
138Dübs & Co.3846February 19001769757697February 1951Had stovepipe chimney
139Dübs & Co.3847February 19001769857698December 1951
18Dübs & Co.4240August 19021769957699February 1949Withdrawn before BR number applied
19Dübs & Co.4241August 190217700—December 1946
20Dübs & Co.4242August 190217701—February 1936
21Dübs & Co.4243August 19021770257702November 1949Withdrawn before BR number applied
36North British Locomotive Co.17896July 190717703—July 1947
55North British Locomotive Co.17897July 190717704—December 1946

References

    • Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. p. 200.
    • Haresnape, Brian; Rowledge, Peter (1982). Drummond Locomotives, a pictorial history. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. pp. 102, 107–108. ISBN 0-7110-1206-7.
    • Longworth, Hugh (2005) British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968
    • Vallance, H. A. (1938) The Highland Railway
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