Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class

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'.

Highland Railway K class
No. 57695 at Corkerhill Locomotive Depot, Glasgow 15 August 1948.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerPeter Drummond
BuilderDübs & Co. (10)
North British Locomotive Co. (2)
Serial numberDübs: 3842–3847, 4240–4243
NBL: 17896–17897
Build date1900 (6), 1902 (4), 1907 (2)
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2g
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Loco weight43.0 long tons (43.7 t; 48.2 short tons)
Firebox:
 • Grate area20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2)
BoilerSame as class C
Boiler pressure175 psi (1.21 MPa)
CylindersTwo (inside)
Cylinder size18+14 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,469 lbf (95.50 kN)
Career
OperatorsHighland Railway
London, Midland & Scottish
British Railways
ClassHR: K
Power classLMS/BR: 3F
Withdrawn1936, 1946–1952
DispositionAll scrapped

Design

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They were standard designs for British practice of the time, with inside cylinders and 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) diameter driving wheels.

Construction

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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

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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 The first was withdrawn in 1936, but all others stayed in service until 10 years later.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

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 The last was withdrawn in 1952 and all were scrapped.

Numbering

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Table of locomotives
HR No. Manufacturer Serial No. Built LMS No. BR No. Withdrawn Notes
134 Dübs & Co. 3842 February 1900 17693 57693 June 1949 Withdrawn before BR number applied
135 Dübs & Co. 3843 February 1900 17694 57694 February 1950 Withdrawn before BR number applied
136 Dübs & Co. 3844 February 1900 17695 57695 January 1952
137 Dübs & Co. 3845 February 1900 17696 March 1946
138 Dübs & Co. 3846 February 1900 17697 57697 February 1951 Had stovepipe chimney
139 Dübs & Co. 3847 February 1900 17698 57698 December 1951
18 Dübs & Co. 4240 August 1902 17699 57699 February 1949 Withdrawn before BR number applied
19 Dübs & Co. 4241 August 1902 17700 December 1946
20 Dübs & Co. 4242 August 1902 17701 February 1936
21 Dübs & Co. 4243 August 1902 17702 57702 November 1949 Withdrawn before BR number applied
36 North British Locomotive Co. 17896 July 1907 17703 July 1947
55 North British Locomotive Co. 17897 July 1907 17704 December 1946

References

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  • 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. 200.
  • Haresnape, Brian; Rowledge, Peter (1982). Drummond Locomotives, a pictorial history. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. pp. 102, 107–108. ISBN 0-7110-1206-7.
  • Longworth, Hugh (2005) British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968
  • Vallance, H. A. (1938) The Highland Railway