Dunrobin (locomotive)

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Dunrobin (1st)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
2-4-0T
 • UIC1B n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Loco weight21 long tons (21 t)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10 in × 18 in (254 mm × 457 mm)
Career
Operators
  • 3rd Duke of Sutherland
  • Highland Railway
NumbersHR: 118
DispositionScrapped

The name Dunrobin was given to two Scottish steam locomotives.

When the

shunter in that town, where it survived until just after the Grouping
.

The new Dunrobin

Dunrobin (2nd)
Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Serial number4085
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Trailing dia.2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Loco weight31.5 long tons; 35.3 short tons (32.0 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0.79 long tons; 0.88 short tons (0.8 t)
Water cap.690 imp gal; 830 US gal (3,130 L)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area10.0 sq ft (0.93 m2)
Boiler pressure150 psi (1.03 MPa)[1]
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox57 sq ft (5.3 m2)
 • Flues517 sq ft (48.0 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,183 lbf (31.95 kN)
Career
Operators4th Duke of Sutherland

The new Dunrobin was an

Kitson & Co., Leeds for the 3rd Duke of Sutherland. It was replaced in 1895 by the new locomotive. Two railway carriages were constructed, which Dunrobin hauled to Inverness and were then attached to Highland Railway trains to convey the Duke to his destination. The carriages were a bogie saloon and a four-wheel saloon.[3]

Preservation

In 1949, the

Fort Steele heritage village, where Dunrobin was steamed occasionally. It was last steamed at Fort Steele in 2005.[4] In 2010, both were declared surplus to requirements.[3]

It was announced in January 2011 that they had been bought by Beamish Museum, with the intention of restoring Dunrobin to working order.[3] The locomotive and carriage arrived back in the United Kingdom on 16 May. Dunrobin was taken to Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway, where restoration to working order is in progress.[5] The carriage was taken to Beamish.[4] The Highland Railway W Class were near-clones of Dunrobin.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dunrobin 0-4-4T Duke od Sutherland (Highland Railway)". 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ Streeter, Tony (7 January – 3 February 2011). "Dunrobin: coming home and steaming in 2013!". Steam Railway (384). Peterborough: Bauer Media: 6, 8.
  3. ^ a b c d Streeter, Tony (7 January – 3 February 2011). "Dunrobin: Overlooked, outcast and unwanted - until now!". Steam Railway (384). Peterborough: Bauer Media: 7–8.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Robin (9 June – 5 July 2011). "Steam comes home... twice". Heritage Railway (151). Horncastle: Mortons Media Ltd: 24–25.
  5. ^ Marsh, Will (Winter 2022). "Steam Locomotive Notes". Severn Valley Railway News. No. 220. p. 18.
  6. ^ Streeter, Tony (7 January – 3 February 2011). "A Highland legacy". Steam Railway (384). Peterborough: Bauer Media: 8.
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