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LMS Steam in Scotland in the 1930s

£13.50

The ‘Grouping’ in Scotland brought together the locomotive stock of the Caledonian Railway, the Highland Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway under the LM&SR management which almost immediately sought for the standardisation of locomotive parts.

Dickson

Fortunately the Caley under the leadership of John McIntosh had started down this path which meant that together with the work done by David Jones and Peter Drummond at the Highland, the LM&SR could rely on good performing locomotives for many years.

LMS Steam in Scotland in the 1`930s

ISBN 978-1-913893-37-8

Unfortunately the locomotive stock of the G&SWR suffered prior to the Grouping from a series of badly designed, poorly steaming replacement boilers which the LM&SR judged to be non-standard leading to their early withdrawal and replacement by former Caley stock and LM&SR Classes such as 2P 4-4-0’s and 4F 0-6-0’s.

This collection brings together many previously unpublished images of Caley, Highland and Sou’West locomotives at work and rest throughout the former LM&SR territory

Brian J Dickson

June 1933. Seen departing from St Enoch station in Glasgow at the head of a train, that the photographer has recorded as destined for Largs, is Hugh Smellie designed Class 119 later Class 467 (LMS Class 2P) 4-4-0 No 14118. Constructed at Kilmarnock Works in 1882 and numbered 124 and later 702 with the G&SWR she would be withdrawn from service one year later during June 1934. (ICA M221)

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1935. Acting as station pilot at St Enoch station is ex-CR Class 439 (LMS Class 2P) 0-4-4 tank No 15186. Constructed at St Rollox Works in 1907 and numbered 660 by the CR, she would become No 55186 with British Railways and be withdrawn during 1952. The John McIntosh design of 0-4-4 tank was a development of the earlier Dugald Drummond design of 1884 which had been continued by John Lambie. Incorporating condensing gear to enable working on the underground sections of the Glasgow Central Low Level Lines, they became known as ‘Standard Passenger Tanks’ or Class 439 and 100 were constructed up to 1914. Further examples appeared during the William Pickersgill period and the LMS even had constructed a further ten examples in 1925. One example reached the preservation scene with No 419 being owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and kept at their base at Bo’ness.

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1935. At Polmadie shed the crew of this LMS Class 4P 4-6-0 No 14636 pause in their manual turning of their locomotive for the photographer.

Constructed at St Rollox Works in 1926 as part of a batch of 20 examples ordered by the LMS of the former Caledonian Class 60 designed by William Pickersgill. She would become number 54636 with British Railways and be withdrawn from service during 1953.

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Wednesday 10 July 1935. This wonderfully moody photograph shows former HR ‘Loch’ Class (LMS Class 2P) 4-4-0 No 14382 Loch Moy piloting a Stanier ‘Black 5’ as they depart from Blair Atholl station at the head of a northbound passenger train. They have ahead of them an almost 16 mile climb of the 1 in 70 gradient to Druimuachdar Summit. Constructed by Dübs & Co in 1896 she would be rebuilt with a Caledonian boiler, as seen here, in 1926 and be withdrawn at the end of 1940. Note in the background, one of the two remaining Peter Drummond designed 0-6-4 ‘Banking Tank’ parked in front of the shed.

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Sunday 1 August 1937. At Dalry Road shed in Edinburgh former CR Class 72 (LMS Class 3P) 4-4-0 No 14500 is simmering quietly. This class of locomotive designed by William Pickersgill and introduced in 1920 consisted of 32 examples constructed not only by the Caleys own works at St Rollox in 1920 but by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co in 1921 and the NBL during 1922. No 14500 was from the 1922 batch that would become No 54500 and be withdrawn from service in 1962. (MP31292)

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Friday 6 August 1937. Seen taking water whilst parked adjacent to the Loco Cabin signal box at Perth is former HR ‘Castle’ Class (LMS Class 3P) 4-6-0 No 14692 Darnaway Castle. The product of the NBL during 1917 she would be withdrawn in 1946. Note the wonderful array of six stop signals on the gantry in the background. (MP31171)

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1939. At Inverness station ex-HR ‘Castle’ Class (LMS Class 3P) 4-6-0 No 14686 Urquhart Castle is waiting to depart with a passenger train for the south. Constructed by the NBL during 1911 she would be withdrawn from service in 1946. This Peter Drummond design of 4-6-0 were introduced during 1900 with ten examples constructed by Dübs & Co, the last being delivered in 1902. There followed a further nine examples from the NBL with delivery stretching between 1910 and 1917. They were all initially intended to work between Inverness and Perth with allocations being made at both of those sheds and at Aviemore. They later were found work on the Far North Line to Wick and in later years a number were allocated to Stirling to work on the Callander and Oban section. (GE 076)

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Summer 1939. This busy scene is at Oban shed with former HR ‘Clan’ Class 4-6-0 No 14765 Clan Stewart standing among the ash and char heaps.

Constructed by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co in 1919, she would be allocated to Stirling shed, whose 29B shed code she is carrying, in 1934 to assist with working on the former Callander and Oban line. She would be withdrawn during 1945. In the background, standing on the turntable is Stanier ‘Black 5’ No 5081.

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tL35-43

LMS Steam in Scotland in the 1930s

£13.50

The ‘Grouping’ in Scotland brought together the locomotive stock of the Caledonian Railway, the Highland Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway under the LM&SR management which almost immediately sought for the standardisation of locomotive parts.

Dickson

Fortunately the Caley under the leadership of John McIntosh had started down this path which meant that together with the work done by David Jones and Peter Drummond at the Highland, the LM&SR could rely on good performing locomotives for many years.

LMS Steam in Scotland in the 1`930s

ISBN 978-1-913893-37-8

Unfortunately the locomotive stock of the G&SWR suffered prior to the Grouping from a series of badly designed, poorly steaming replacement boilers which the LM&SR judged to be non-standard leading to their early withdrawal and replacement by former Caley stock and LM&SR Classes such as 2P 4-4-0’s and 4F 0-6-0’s.

This collection brings together many previously unpublished images of Caley, Highland and Sou’West locomotives at work and rest throughout the former LM&SR territory

Brian J Dickson