Highland Railway Clan Goods Class

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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.Template:Sfn Four more (Nos. 79 to 82) were built in 1919, also by Hawthorn Leslie.Template:Sfn

Dimensions

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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

Six locomotives survived to enter British Railways (BR) service in 1948, of which five were given BR numbers.Template:Sfn

Numbering

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HR No. Built LMS No. BR No. Withdrawn Notes
75 1918 17950 57950 Template:Dts
76 1918 17951 57951 Template:Dts
77 1918 17952 Template:Dts
78 1918 17953 57953 Template:Dts Withdrawn before BR number applied
79 1918 17954 57954 Template:Dts
80 1919 17955 57955 Template:Dts
81 1919 17956 57956 Template:Dts
82 1919 17957 Template:Dts

References

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