Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class
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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'.
They were fairly standard for British practice of the time, inside cylinders with 5 in 0 in (1.52 m) diameter driving wheels and a general Drummond family appearance.
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
.
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.
All passed into LMS ownership in 1923. The first was withdrawn in 1936, but seven survived into British Railways ownership. The last was withdrawn in 1952.
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
tender locomotives built for the Highland Railway
Highland Railway
The Highland Railway was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921; it operated north of Perth railway station in Scotland and served the farthest north of Britain...
. They were introduced in 1900, to the design of Peter Drummond. The class were known as 'Barneys'.
They were fairly standard for British practice of the time, inside cylinders with 5 in 0 in (1.52 m) diameter driving wheels and a general Drummond family appearance.
The first six (nos. 134 to 139) were built by Dübs and Company
Dûbs and Company
Dübs & Co. was a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie. In 1903 it became part of the North British Locomotive Company.-Preserved locomotives:...
in 1900. These had inside bearing double bogie tenders, rather like the watercart designs brother Dugald
Dugald Drummond
Dugald Drummond was a Scottish steam locomotive engineer. He had a career with the North British Railway, LB&SCR, Caledonian Railway and London and South Western Railway...
was supplying on the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
.
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
North British Locomotive Company
The North British Locomotive Company was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp Stewart and Company , Neilson, Reid and Company and Dübs and Company , creating the largest locomotive manufacturing company in Europe.Its main factories were...
in 1907.
All passed into LMS ownership in 1923. The first was withdrawn in 1936, but seven survived into British Railways ownership. The last was withdrawn in 1952.