Highland Railway Strath Class
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The Highland Railway Strath Class were 4-4-0
steam locomotives introduced in 1892, to the design of David Jones
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Twelve were built by Neilson and Company
and delivered between May and July of that year.
They were identical to the class E
Clyde Bogies apart from having boilers of a larger diameter which allowed an increased heating surface.
Half of the class survived to the 1923 Grouping but the last was withdrawn in 1930.
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
steam locomotives introduced in 1892, to the design of David Jones
David Jones (railway)
David Jones was locomotive superintendent for the Highland Railway in Scotland. He was credited with the design of the first British 4-6-0 which was strongly influenced by a Scottish locomotive design for Indian Railways....
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Twelve were built by Neilson and Company
Neilson and Company
Neilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland.The company was started in 1836 at McAlpine Street by Walter Neilson and James Mitchell to manufacture marine and stationary engines...
and delivered between May and July of that year.
They were identical to the class E
Highland Railway E Class
The Highland Railway E Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by David Jones for passenger service. They were also known as the 'Clyde Bogies' as they were built by the Clyde Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland. They were the first locomotives built by that company.Built in 1886,...
Clyde Bogies apart from having boilers of a larger diameter which allowed an increased heating surface.
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Sir George | |||
Tweeddale Tweeddale Tweeddale is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders with a population of 17,394 at the latest census in 2001 it is the second smallest of the 5 committee areas in the Borders. It is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed... |
later Grandtully Grandtully Grandtully is a small village in Perthshire, Scotland.It is situated close to the River Tay, about 3 miles from Pitlochry... |
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Strathspey Strathspey Strathspey may refer to one of the following:* Strathspey, Scotland, an area in the Highlands of Scotland;* Strathspey .... |
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Strathdearn | later Glendean | ||
Strathnairn Strathnairn Strathnairn lies 8 miles South West of Inverness and borders the Monadhliath Mountains. The Strath's borders reach to the north where Clava cairn and the Culloden Battlefield lie, following the River Nairn south through Daviot, Farr, Brin, Croachy, and finally ending near Dunmaglass.... |
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Strathtay Strathtay Strathtay is a small rural village on the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. It is part of the Grandtully and Strathtay Conservation Area. Neighbouring Grandtully is situated on the other side of the Tay, across Grandtully Bridge.... |
LMS number never applied | ||
Strathcarron Strathcarron Strathcarron may refer to:*Baron Strathcarron*Strathcarron railway station*Strathcarron, Highland, a village in Scotland*the strath of the River Carron, Wester Ross*the strath of the River Carron *the strath of the River Carron, Sutherland... |
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Glentilt | |||
Glenmore | |||
Glentruim | |||
Glentromie | |||
Glenbruar |
Half of the class survived to the 1923 Grouping but the last was withdrawn in 1930.