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Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1900· class of 12 British 0-6-0 locomotives

what is it?

The Highland Railway K class were the only class of 0-6-0 tender locomotives built for the Highland Railway. They were introduced in 1900, to the design of Peter Drummond. The class were known as 'Barneys'.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 12made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 126 years ago, in 1900.
  • Served for 52 years (1900–1952).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1900–1907
in service from
1900
retired
1952
status
retired
number built
12
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Dübs and Company, North British Locomotive Company
designer
Peter Drummond
operators
Highland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5759061, Wikipedia: Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-0 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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