Highland Railway Clan Goods Class
Highland Railway ‘Clan Goods’|
‘Clan Goods’ on an Aberdeen to Inverness express in 1948 |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type |
Steam |
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| Designer |
Christopher Cumming |
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| Builder |
Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
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| Serial number |
3286–3289, 3371–3374 |
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| Build date |
1917–1919 |
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| Total produced |
8 |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
4-6-0 |
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| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Leading dia |
3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) |
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| Driver diameter |
5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) |
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| Loco weight |
56 long tons 9 cwt (126,400 lb or 57.4 t) (126,400 pounds or 57.3 tonnes or 63.2 short tons) |
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| Water cap |
3,000 imp gal (14,000 l; 3,600 US gal) |
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| Boiler |
4 ft 7 3⁄16 in (1.402 m) diameter, with 1 1⁄8 in (29 mm) taper |
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| Boiler pressure |
175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa) |
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| Heating surface |
1,199 sq ft (111.4 m2) |
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| Superheater |
Robinson |
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| • Heating area |
241 sq ft (22.4 m2) |
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| Cylinders |
Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size |
20 1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
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| Career |
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| Operators |
HR → LMS → BR |
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| Power class |
LMS: 5F |
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| Numbers |
HR: 75–82
LMS: 17950–17957
BR: 57950–51/54–56 |
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| Withdrawn |
1946–1952 |
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| Disposition |
All scrapped |
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The Highland Railway's Clan Goods class was a class of steam locomotive. They were designed by Christopher Cumming. The first four (Nos 75 to 78) were built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company on Tyneside, some sources claim they were delivered in 1917, others claim it was the following year. Four more were built in 1919.
Dimensions
They featured two Robinson type 20 1⁄2 by 26 in (521 by 660 mm) cylinders outside (with long tail-rods), 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) driving wheel and a boiler set at 175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa). Locomotive weight was 56 long tons 9 cwt (126,400 lb or 57.4 t).
Transfer to LMS
All eight entered service with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in January 1923. They were classified '5F' by the LMS.
Transfer to BR
Seven locomotives survived to enter British Railways (BR) service in 1948.
Numbering
Table of locomotives
| HR No. | Built | LMS No. | BR No. | Withdrawn | Notes |
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| 75 | 1918 | 17950 | 57950 | 000000001950-08-01-0000August 1950 | |
| 76 | 1918 | 17951 | 57951 | 000000001951-05-01-0000May 1951 | |
| 77 | 1918 | 17952 | — | 000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946 | |
| 78 | 1918 | 17953 | 57953 | 000000001948-10-01-0000October 1948 | Withdrawn before BR number applied |
| 79 | 1918 | 17954 | 57954 | 000000001952-10-01-0000October 1952 | |
| 80 | 1919 | 17955 | 57955 | 000000001952-06-01-0000June 1952 | |
| 81 | 1919 | 17956 | 57956 | 000000001952-05-01-0000May 1952 | |
| 82 | 1919 | 17957 | 57957 | 000000001946-03-01-0000March 1946 | |
References
- Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. p. 202.
- Casserley, H.C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 184. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.