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: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 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 3⁄16 in (1.402 m) diameter, with 1 1⁄8 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 1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 25,800 lbf (114.8 kN)
Career Operators HR → LMS → BR Power class LMS: 5F Numbers HR: 75–82 LMS: 17950–17957 BR: 57950–51/54–56 Withdrawn 1946–1952 Disposition All scrapped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 ¹⁄₂ 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

References

• 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.