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General Information; Weight, t: 9.6: Wheelbase, mm: 3400: Rail gauge, mm: 1520: Rail-to-centre plate distance at empty weight, mm: 824: Distance between axes of side.

Specifications; Configuration: 4-4-0: UIC class: 2 Bn: Gauge: 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1,435 mm Leading dia: 3 ft 6 in 1.067 m Driver diameter: 6 ft 0 in 1.829 m.

Furness Railway K2 class; Type and origin; Power type: Steam: Designer: W. F. Pettigrew: Builder: Sharp, Stewart Co. Serial number: 4174–4179, 4651–4652.

Highland Railway Ben Class

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Furness Railway K2

The Furness Railway 21 class classified K2 by Bob Rush 1 or Larger Seagulls, were built a class of eight 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built by Sharp, Stewart and Company of Glasgow for the Furness Railway. Six were built in 1896, and two more in 1900. They were built to supersede the 120 class on the heavier and more important trains. They had 6-foot-0-inch 1.829 m diameter driving wheels with 18-by-24-inch 457 mm 610 mm cylinders.

Contents

1 Numbering

2 Tenders

3 Fiction

4 4mm Scale Models

5 See also

6 References

6.1 Footnotes

6.2 Bibliography

Numbering edit

The first six of 1896 were numbered 21, 22, 34, 35, 36 and 37 by the Furness Railway works numbers were 4174–4179. In 1900, two extra engines were added to the class, Furness Railway numbers 124–125. works numbers 4651–4652. In 1913, two engines, FR Nos. 34 and 37, were fitted with experimental Phoenix smokebox superheaters, however, these were removed the following year. At some point in time locomotives 21, 22, 34 and 35 were renumbered 44–47 respectively.

By 1923 and the grouping of the FR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, all eight engines were still in service, and received LMS numbers, these being 10135–10142 in order of their later numbers. They lasted until the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing secondary duties on the home turf, between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven.

Tenders edit

The six-wheeled tenders that this class used were also used by the Furness Railway D3 0-6-0 tender engines. They carried 2,500 imperial gallons 11,000 l; 3,000 US gal of water and 3.5 long tons 3.6 tonnes of coal, their weight being 28.25 long tons 28.70 tonnes.

Fiction edit

In a book to accompany The Railway Series children s books, the author, the Reverend W. Awdry, describes the character Edward the Blue Engine as resembling a Larger Seagull, whose origins had been obscured by later modifications particularly to the cab and tender applied after joining The Fat Controller s railway. 2 It is likely that the Rev. Awdry used this explanation to cover for the earliest illustrators of the books, who were not particularly concerned over the accuracy or consistency of the locomotive illustrations.

4mm Scale Models edit

So far only one set of 4mm scale models are available of the 21 Class / K2 locomotives. The standard K2 and the later Pheonix Superheated ones are represented through the 3D printed kit medium. Sparkshot Custom Creations SCC offer them through www.Shapeways.com.

See also edit

Steam locomotives of the Furness Railway

References edit

Footnotes edit

The Rev. W., Awdry; G Awdry 1987. The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways. Kaye Ward. p. 127. ISBN 0-434-92762-7.

Bibliography edit

Casserley, H.C. Johnston, Stuart W. 1974 1966. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 103. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.

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No. 14416 Ben a Bhuird, at Inverness Locomotive Depot 22 August 1948, shortly prior to withdrawal.

The Highland Railway Ben Class were small 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotives. There were actually two separate Ben classes, usually referred to as the Small Bens and the Large Bens.

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Build details

2.1 First batch

2.2 Second batch

2.3 Third batch

2.4 Large Bens

3 Grouping and Nationalisation

4 References

5 External links

Introduction edit

Despite the large and small tags, there was actually little difference between the two groups, the most crucial being larger boilers with an increase in tube heating surface. Cylinder and wheel dimensions were identical.

The class was originally designed by Peter Drummond, whose elder and better known brother Dugald had been in the company s locomotive department in earlier years and was at that time Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and South Western Railway.

In appearance they were fairly typical Drummond family products with the stiffener across the cab roof. They were also inside cylindered, almost uniquely among HR bogie locomotives.

Build details edit

First batch edit

The first 8 locomotives were of the Small Ben type and were built by Dübs and Company of Glasgow in the period 1898 to 1899. They were:

HR No.

Name

Manufacturer

Built

Withdrawn

LMS No.

BR No.

Notes

Ben-y-Gloe

Dübs Co. 3685

000000001898-07-01-0000July 1898

000000001949-02-01-0000February 1949

14397

54397

Renamed Ben Y Gloe in 1939. Withdrawn before BR number applied

Ben Alder

Dübs Co. 3686

000000001953-02-01-0000February 1953

14398

54398

Set aside for preservation, but scrapped in 1967

Ben Wyvis

Dübs Co. 3687

000000001952-05-01-0000May 1952

14399

54399

Ben More

Dübs Co. 3688

000000001899-02-01-0000February 1899

000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946

14400

Ben Vrackie

Dübs Co. 3689

000000001948-10-01-0000October 1948

14401

54401

Withdrawn before BR number applied

Ben Armin

Dübs Co. 3690

000000001939-12-01-0000December 1939

14402

Ben Attow

Dübs Co. 3691

14403

54403

Ben Clebrig

Dübs Co. 3692

000000001950-10-01-0000October 1950

14404

54404

No. 1 was originally named Ben Nevis for its works portrait, an action that attracted the ire of the board as it was in the territory of a competitor the North British Railway. It was renamed before entering service. 1

Second batch edit

The Highland Railway built another nine during 1899–1900 at their own Lochgorm works:

Ben Rinnes

000000001899-07-01-0000July 1899

000000001944-09-01-0000September 1944

14405

Ben Slioch

000000001899-08-01-0000August 1899

000000001947-07-01-0000July 1947

14406

Ben Macdhui

000000001899-11-01-0000November 1899

000000001931-12-01-0000December 1931

14407

Ben Hope

000000001900-04-01-0000April 1900

14408

Ben Alisky

000000001900-06-01-0000June 1900

000000001950-04-01-0000April 1950

14409

54409

Ben Dearg

000000001900-08-01-0000August 1900

000000001949-12-01-0000December 1949

14410

54410

Ben Loyal

000000001900-02-01-0000February 1900

000000001936-10-01-0000October 1936

14411

Ben Avon

000000001901-02-01-0000February 1901

000000001947-04-01-0000April 1947

14412

Ben Alligan

000000001933-12-01-0000December 1933

14413

Third batch edit

Finally, three more were built by the North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow in 1906.

NBL Serial

Ben Udlaman

17398

000000001906-04-01-0000April 1906

14414

Ben Bhach Ard

17399

000000001906-07-01-0000July 1906

000000001948-05-01-0000May 1948

14415

54415

Ben a Bhuird

17400

000000001948-09-01-0000September 1948

14416

54416

Large Bens edit

In 1908 a larger version appeared, initially four examples from North British Locomotive, with two more the following year

NBL serial

Ben na Caillich

18269

000000001908-05-01-0000May 1908

000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936

14417

Renamed Ben na Caillach in 1926

Ben Mheadhoin

18270

000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932

14418

Ben Mholach

18271

000000001935-10-01-0000October 1935

14419

Renumbered 64 in 1909

Ben a Chait

18272

000000001934-04-01-0000April 1934

14420

Renumbered 65 in 1909

Ben Breac Mhor

18803

000000001909-05-01-0000May 1909

000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932

14421

Renamed Ben Bhreac Mhor in 1924

Ben a Chaoruinn

18804

000000001937-03-01-0000March 1937

14422

Renamed Ben Achaoruinn in 1926, then Ben a Chaoruinn at unknown date

Grouping and Nationalisation edit

All of these locomotives survived to be taken over by the LMS at the Grouping in 1923. The Large Bens were all withdrawn between 1932 and 1937. The first of the Small Bens was withdrawn in 1931, but ten survived into British Railways ownership. The last of these, 54398 Ben Alder, was withdrawn in 1953 and placed in storage in the hope that it would be preserved.

Unfortunately the hopes for 54398 – which included the intention to restore the locomotive to Highland Railway condition – came to nothing, and following storage at various locations including Boat of Garten it was eventually cut up in 1967; and so, none were preserved. 2 However, the possibility of building a new HR Ben Class steam locomotive for Scottish Railway Preservation has been raised.

References edit

Baxter 1984, pp. 197–198.

Cormack Stevenson 1990, pp. 24–25

ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition part 3. Ian Allan. p. 44

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. pp. 197–199.

Cormack, J.R.H.; Stevenson, J.L. 1990. Greenwood, William, ed. Highland Railway Locomotives Book 2: The Drummond, Smith Cumming Classes. Locomotives of the LMS. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-72-X.

Longworth, Hugh 2005. British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948-1968

Vallance, H. A. 1938. The Highland Railway

External links edit

Rail UK database no. 54398

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