Highland Railway E Class

The Highland Railway E Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by David Jones for passenger service. They were also known as the 'Clyde Bogies' as they were built by the Clyde Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland. They were the first locomotives built by that company.Template:Sfn

Built in 1886, they were a development of Jones' previous F Class.Template:Sfn Originally known as the Bruce class,Template:Sfn they were assigned to Class E under Drummond's locomotive classification scheme of 1901.Template:Sfn

Dimensions

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Numbering

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HR Number	Name	Entered service	Withdrawn	Notes
76	Bruce	Template:Dts	1924	Displayed at the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh 1886. Renumbered 76A in 1917
77	Lovat	Template:Dts	1923	Withdrawn and reinstated in 1915. Renumbered 77A in 1917
78	Lochalsh	Template:Dts	1923	Renumbered 78A in 1917
79	Atholl	Template:Dts	1923	Renumbered 79A in 1917
80	Stafford	Template:Dts	1923	Renumbered 80A in 1919
81	Colville	Template:Dts	1924	Renumbered 81A in 1919
82	Fife	Template:Dts	1930	Renamed Durn in 1908; name removed 1917. Renumbered 82A in 1917, and 14278 by LMS
83	Cadboll	Template:Dts	1923	Renamed Monkland in 1902. Renumbered 83A in 1917

Transfer to LMS

All were still in service at the end of 1922, but when the Highland Railway engines passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on 1 September 1923, five had been withdrawn. Numbers 76A and 81A were withdrawn in 1924, but only 82A survived long enough to carry its LMS number (14278) – it was withdrawn in April 1930.Template:Sfn No 79A was withdrawn in 1923 and stored at Aviemore until being scrapped at Kilmarnock in 1925.Template:Sfn

References

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