Old Photograph Steam Train Cameron Of Lochiel Eastfield Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the LNER Class K4 Cameron Of Lochiel steam train in Eastfield Glasgow, Scotland. Apart from the prototype Loch Long all K4 locomotives were named after Highland chieftains and grandees. Initially the K4s were mainly used on the Glasgow to Fort William stretch of the West Highland Railway Line. They handled the gradients and continuous curves with ease, but they were not designed for the 20 miles of level track near Glasgow, and the 8.5 miles stretch alongside Loch Eil. In 1959, the five K4s were transferred to Thornton Shed for use on goods trains until October 1961 when four were withdrawn. The last K4, No. 61994 The Grand Marquess, was withdrawn in December 1961 and sold to Viscount Garnock and has survived into preservation. Eastfield was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 65A.



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