Highland Railway Loch Class

what is it?

The Highland Railway Loch class locomotives were large 4-4-0s normally used north of Inverness. They were introduced in 1896, to the design of David Jones. Fifteen were built by Dübs and Company in Glasgow, all going into traffic between July and September 1896.

who runs it

HRHighland RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailSRScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 54.9 tin working order
• built 18made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 54 years (1896–1950).

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

spec sheet

built

1896–1917

in service from

1896

retired

1950

status

retired

number built

18

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Dübs and Company, North British Locomotive Company

designer

David Jones

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

4-4-0

weight

54.9 t

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