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:

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 H G 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.