Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class Explained

Highland Railway K class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:Peter Drummond
Builder:Dübs & Co. (10)
North British Locomotive Co. (2)
Serialnumber:Dübs: 3842–3847, 4240–4243
NBL: 17896–17897
Builddate:1900 (6), 1902 (4), 1907 (2)
Totalproduction:12
Whytetype:0-6-0
Uicclass:C n2g
Driverdiameter:5feet
Locoweight:43LT
Firearea:20.5square feet
Boiler:Same as class C
Boilerpressure:175psi
Cylindercount:Two (inside)
Cylindersize:NaNx
Valvegear:Stephenson
Tractiveeffort:214692NaN2
Operator:Highland Railway
London, Midland & Scottish
British Railways
Operatorclass:HR: K
Powerclass:LMS/BR: 3F
Withdrawndate:1936, 1946–1952
Disposition:All scrapped

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'.

Design

They were standard designs for British practice of the time, with inside cylinders and 5feet diameter driving wheels.

Construction

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. These were later transferred to C and U class (Ben) locomotives.

Four more (Nos. 18 to 21) were supplied by Dübs in 1902. These lacked the watercart tenders but had 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) was built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1907.

Transfer to LMS

All passed into London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923. The first was withdrawn in 1936, but all others stayed in service until 10 years later.

Transfer to BR

Seven survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. The last was withdrawn in 1952 and all were scrapped.

Numbering

Table of locomotives! HR No. !! Manufacturer !! Serial No. !! Built !! LMS No. !! BR No. !! Withdrawn !! Notes
134 3842 17693 57693 align=left Withdrawn before BR number applied
135 3843 17694 57694 align=left Withdrawn before BR number applied
136 3844 17695 57695 align=left
137 3845 17696 align=left
138 3846 17697 57697 align=left Had stovepipe chimney
139 3847 17698 57698 align=left
18 4240 17699 57699 align=left Withdrawn before BR number applied
19 4241 17700 align=left
20 4242 17701 align=left
21 4243 17702 57702 align=left Withdrawn before BR number applied
36 17896 17703 align=left
55 17897 17704 align=left

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