The Highland Railway E Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by David Jones for passenger service. They were also known as the 'Clyde Bogies' as they were built by the Clyde Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland. They were the first locomotives built by that company.
Built in 1886, they were a development of Jones' previous F Class. Originally known as the Bruce class, they were assigned to Class E under Drummond's locomotive classification scheme of 1901.
Dimensions The boiler pressure was , the cylinders were , and the driving wheel diameter was .
Numbering + Table of locomotives HRNumber Name Enteredservice Withdrawn Notes 76 Bruce 1924 Displayed at the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh 1886. Renumbered 76A in 1917 77 Lovat 1923 Withdrawn and reinstated in 1915. Renumbered 77A in 1917 78 Lochalsh 1923 Renumbered 78A in 1917 79 Atholl 1923 Renumbered 79A in 1917 80 Stafford 1923 Renumbered 80A in 1919 81 Colville 1924 Renumbered 81A in 1919 82 Fife 1930 Renamed Durn in 1908; name removed 1917. Renumbered 82A in 1917, and 14278 by LMS 83 Cadboll 1923 Renamed Monkland in 1902. Renumbered 83A in 1917
Transfer to LMS All were still in service at the end of 1922, but when the Highland Railway engines passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on 1 September 1923, five had been withdrawn. Numbers 76A and 81A were withdrawn in 1924, but only 82A survived long enough to carry its LMS number (14278) – it was withdrawn in April 1930. No 79A was withdrawn in 1923 and stored at Aviemore until being scrapped at Kilmarnock in 1925.
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