Highland Railway Clan Goods Class

Highland Railway ‘Clan Goods’

‘Clan Goods’ on an Aberdeen to Inverness express in 1948
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Christopher Cumming
Builder Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Serial number 3286–3289, 3371–3374
Build date 1917–1919
Total produced 8
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-0
Gauge 4 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 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)
Water cap 3,000 imp gal (14,000 l; 3,600 US gal)
Boiler 4 ft 7 316 in (1.402 m) diameter, with 1 18 in (29 mm) taper
Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface 1,199 sq ft (111.4 m2)
Superheater:
  Type Robinson
  Heating area 241 sq ft (22.4 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 20 12 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 25,800 lbf (114.8 kN)
Career
Operators HRLMSBR
Power class LMS: 5F
Numbers HR: 75–82
LMS: 17950–17957
BR: 57950–51/54–56
Withdrawn 1946–1952
Disposition All 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, 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 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

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[1]
HR No. Built LMS No. BR No. Withdrawn Notes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78 1918 17953 57953 October 1948 Withdrawn before BR number applied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 57957 March 1946

References

  1. Baxter 1984, p. 202.
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