44992 and 44799 at Kyle shed, September 1959

44992 and 44799 at Kyle shed, September 1959

ID: PC_HRS_STATIONS_001_994 DESCRIPTION: Two Black Fives, 44992 and 44799, at Kyle shed in September 1959. The LMS Class 5 locomotives were designed by William Stanier. Commonly known as 'Black Fives', 842 were built between 1934 and 1951. Kyle of Lochalsh is the terminus of the Kyle line from Inverness. The station was opened in November 1897. Prior to this, the terminus had been at Stromeferry and the 10-mile extension was the most expensive stretch of railway engineering ever to be undertaken up to that time, costing £250,000. The station, goods yard, sidings and engine sheds, were all blasted out of solid rock, and space was also found for buildings associated with the fish trade. Goods services in and out of Kyle ceased in August 1983. PLACENAME: Kyle of Lochalsh DISTRICT: South West Ross OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Lochalsh DATE OF IMAGE: 10 September 1959 PERIOD: 1950s SOURCE: Highland Railway Society COLLECTION: Highland Railway Society - Stations Asset ID: 27684 KEYWORDS: