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 In 1959, the five K4s were transferred to Thornton Shed for use on goods trains until October 1961 when four were withdrawn. The last K4, No. 61994 The Grand Marquess, was withdrawn in December 1961 and sold to Viscount Garnock and has survived into preservation.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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Old Photograph LNER Class B1 Steam Train Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a LNER Class B1 steam train the railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium mixed traffic work. It was designed by Edward Thompson. The B1s operated throughout LNER territory. The first batch was distributed among depots on the former Great Eastern Railway section: Ipswich, Norwich, and Stratford in London, England. Elsewhere there were substantial allocations in Scotland, West Yorkshire and on Humberside. The Perth station was opened as Perth General by the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Originally the terminus of the main line from Greenhill Junction near Glasgow, it soon became a junction of some importance with the arrival of the Dundee and Perth Railway from Dundee, following the completion of a bridge across the River Tay, the Edinburgh and Northern Railway from Ladybank on the Fife coast and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Forfar within months. Subsequent construction by the Perth and Dunkeld Railway and the Perth, Perthshire, Almond Valley and Methven Railway added further lines into and out of the city, with the former becoming part of what is now the Highland Main Line to Inverness. The Scottish Midland Junction Railway meanwhile would become part of a through route to Aberdeen by 1856, thus giving Perth travellers easy access to all of the major Scottish cities.



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Old Photograph LNER Class V1 Steam Train Eastfield Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of an LNER Class V1 steam train in Eastfield Glasgow, Scotland. The London and North Eastern Railway Class V1 locomotives were designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. A total of 82 were built. They were first used in Scotland on the Glasgow to Edinburgh and Helensburgh services. On 8 September 1933, locomotive No. 2902 was hauling a passenger train that collided with wagons on the line at Bowling, West Dunbartonshire due to a signalman's error. Five people were injured. Eastfield was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 65A.



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Old Photograph LNER Class K2 Steam Train Eastfield Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of an LNER Class K2 steam train in Eastfield Glasgow, Scotland. The heavy gradients of the West Highland Railway Line demanded powerful locomotives and Nigel Gresley designed firstly a very successful 2 cylinder 2-6-0 loco, classified by the LNER as a K2, then later an even more powerful 3 cylinder version for the purpose. Eastfield was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 65A.



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Old Photograph LNER Class J50 Steam Train Eastfield Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of an LNER Class J50 steam train in Eastfield Glasgow, Scotland. These steam locomotive had long side tanks that came to the front of the smokebox, which sloped forwards to improve visibility and had a recess cut in to aid maintenance. Forty were built by the Great Northern Railway between 1913 and 1922, with a further 62 being added by the London and North Eastern Railway between 1924 and 1939. Eastfield was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 65A.



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