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Highland Railway Strath Class, the Glossary

Index Highland Railway Strath Class

The Highland Railway Strath Class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives introduced in 1892, to the design of David Jones.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: David Jones (railway), Glen Tilt, Grandtully, Highland Railway, Highland Railway E Class, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Neilson and Company, Railways Act 1921, River Findhorn, Scrap, Steam locomotive, Stephenson valve gear, Strathcarron, Highland, Strathnairn, Strathspey, Scotland, Strathtay, Tweeddale, 4-4-0.

  2. Highland Railway locomotives
  3. Railway locomotives introduced in 1892

David Jones (railway)

David Jones (25 October 1834 - 2 December 1906) was born in Manchester, England, where his father was an engineer.

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Glen Tilt

Glen Tilt (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Teilt) is a glen in the extreme north of Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Grandtully

Grandtully (pronounced as "Grantly" and sometimes also spelt "Grantully") is a small village in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Highland Railway

The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain.

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Highland Railway E Class

The Highland Railway E Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by David Jones for passenger service. Highland Railway Strath Class and Highland Railway E Class are 4-4-0 locomotives, Highland Railway locomotives, passenger locomotives, Scrapped locomotives and Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally used in historical circles. The LMS occasionally also used the initials LM&SR.

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Neilson and Company

Neilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four large companies dubbed the "Big Four".

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River Findhorn

The River Findhorn (Uisge Éire) is one of the longest rivers in Scotland.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Stephenson valve gear

The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for various kinds of steam engines.

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Strathcarron, Highland

Strathcarron (Srath Carrann) is a hamlet, in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Strathnairn

Strathnairn (Gaelic: Srath Narann) is an area of the Scottish Highlands approximately 8 miles southwest of Inverness, bordering the Monadhliath Mountains.

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Strathspey, Scotland

Strathspey (Srath Spè) is the region around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, split between the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland.

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Strathtay

Strathtay is a small rural village on the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tweeddale

Tweeddale (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Thuaidh/Tuaidhdail) is a committee area and lieutenancy area in the Scottish Borders council area in south-eastern Scotland.

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4-4-0

4-4-0, in the Whyte notation, denotes a steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles (usually in a leading bogie), four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels. Highland Railway Strath Class and 4-4-0 are 4-4-0 locomotives.

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See also

Highland Railway locomotives

Railway locomotives introduced in 1892

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Railway_Strath_Class