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Highland Railway Clan Goods Class

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Highland Railway ‘Clan Goods’
‘Clan Goods’ on an Aberdeen to Inverness express in 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerChristopher Cumming
BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company
Serial number3286–3289, 3371–3374
Build date1918–1919
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight56 long tons 9 cwt (126,400 lb or 57.4 t) (126,400 pounds or 57.3 tonnes or 63.2 short tons)
Water cap.3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Boiler4 ft 7+316 in (1.402 m) diameter, with 1+18 in (29 mm) taper
Boiler pressure175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface1,199 sq ft (111.4 m2)
Superheater:
 • TypeRobinson
 • Heating area241 sq ft (22.4 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20+12 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort25,800 lbf (114.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsHRLMSBR
Power classLMS: 5F
NumbersHR: 75–82
LMS: 17950–17957
BR: 57950–51/54–56
Withdrawn1946–1952
DispositionAll scrapped

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, and the maker's plates bore the date 1917, but because of wartime delays were not delivered until 1918.[1] Four more (Nos. 79 to 82) were built in 1919, also by Hawthorn Leslie.[2]

Dimensions

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They featured two Robinson type 20+12 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

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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

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Six locomotives survived to enter British Railways (BR) service in 1948, of which five were given BR numbers.[3]

Numbering

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Table of locomotives[4]
HR No. Built LMS No. BR No. Withdrawn Notes
75 1918 17950 57950 August 1950
76 1918 17951 57951 May 1951
77 1918 17952 October 1946
78 1918 17953 57953 October 1948 Withdrawn before BR number applied
79 1918 17954 57954 October 1952
80 1919 17955 57955 June 1952
81 1919 17956 57956 May 1952
82 1919 17957 March 1946

References

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  1. ^ Cormack & Stevenson 1990, pp. 117, 128.
  2. ^ Cormack & Stevenson 1990, pp. 119, 128.
  3. ^ Cormack & Stevenson 1990, p. 120.
  4. ^ Baxter 1984, p. 202.
  • 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.[unused reference]
  • Cormack, J.R.H.; Stevenson, J.L. (1990). Greenwood, William (ed.). Highland Railway Locomotives Book 2: The Drummond, Smith & Cumming Classes. Locomotives of the LMS. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-72-X.