Inverurie Locomotive Works
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Inverurie Locomotive Works was built in 1903 by the Great North of Scotland Railway
(GNSR) in Inverurie
, Aberdeenshire
, Scotland
.
16 miles (25.7 km) north west of Aberdeen
, adjoining the line to Keith
.
Only ten locomotives were ever built at the Works. These locomotives which were 4-4-0 tender engines of GNSR classes V and F were manufactured between 1906 and 1921. Although there were differences between the V and F engines, for example the F class were superheated, the London and North Eastern Railway counted members of both classes as LNER class D40.
The works remained open for locomotive repair throughout both London and North Eastern Railway
and British Railways ownership, finally closing in 1969.
The name is carried on by the local community in the form of Inverurie Loco Works FC.
Great North of Scotland Railway
The Great North of Scotland Railway was one of the smaller Scottish railways before the grouping, operating in the far north-east of the country. It was formed in 1845 and received its Parliamentary approval on June 26, 1846, following over two years of local meetings...
(GNSR) in Inverurie
Inverurie
Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...
, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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History
The Great North of Scotland Railway constructed its locomotive construction and repair works on a 15 acres (6.1 ha) site at InverurieInverurie
Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...
16 miles (25.7 km) north west of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, adjoining the line to Keith
Keith, Moray
Keith is a small town in the Moray council area in north east Scotland. It has a population of around 4,500....
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Only ten locomotives were ever built at the Works. These locomotives which were 4-4-0 tender engines of GNSR classes V and F were manufactured between 1906 and 1921. Although there were differences between the V and F engines, for example the F class were superheated, the London and North Eastern Railway counted members of both classes as LNER class D40.
The works remained open for locomotive repair throughout both London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
and British Railways ownership, finally closing in 1969.
The name is carried on by the local community in the form of Inverurie Loco Works FC.