Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class

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Highland Railway K class
No. 57695 at Corkerhill Locomotive Depot, Glasgow 15 August 1948.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Peter Drummond Builder Dübs & Co. (10) North British Locomotive Co. (2) Serial number Dübs: 3842–3847, 4240–4243 NBL: 17896–17897 Build date 1900 (6), 1902 (4), 1907 (2) Total produced 12
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2g Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) Loco weight 43.0 long tons (43.7 t; 48.2 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 20.5 sq ft (1.90 m2) Boiler Same as class C Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa) Cylinders Two (inside) Cylinder size 18+1⁄4 in × 26 in (464 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 21,469 lbf (95.50 kN)
Career Operators Highland Railway →London, Midland & Scottish →British Railways Class HR: K Power class LMS/BR: 3F Withdrawn 1936, 1946–1952 Disposition All scrapped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'.

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

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.

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 The first was withdrawn in 1936, but all others stayed in service until 10 years later.

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 The last was withdrawn in 1952 and all were scrapped.

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