Highland Locomotive Company
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The Highland Locomotive Company is a subsidiary of the Strathspey Railway Company. The Strathspey Railway Company operate and own most of, the Strathspey Railway, a heritage railway based in the Central Highlands.
The Highland Locomotive Company own three steam locomotives based on the Strathspey Railway. They are:
The Highland Locomotive Company own three steam locomotives based on the Strathspey Railway. They are:
- Former British Railways Locomotive Number 46512. 46512 is a London Midland and Scottish Railway designed locomotive built by British Railways at Swindon Works in 1952. The locomotive was designed by George IvattGeorge IvattHenry George Ivatt known as George Ivatt, was the post-war Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. He was the son of the Great Northern Railway locomotive engineer Henry Ivatt....
to replace many of the ageing 0-6-0 engines that the LMS used to work on secondary duties and on rural branches. 46512 is a 2-6-0 tender engine with a simple 2 cylinder locomotive.