HR 146 'Skibo Castle' on train near Beauly, August 1923

HR 146 'Skibo Castle' on train near Beauly, August 1923

ID: PC_HRS_TRAINS_001_095 DESCRIPTION: HR 146 'Skibo Castle' on train near Beauly in August 1923. The service is the 2.35pm from Aviemore to Wick. The first coach is a clerestory-roofed Midland Railway carriage. HR 146 was part of the first batch of 'Castle' class 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive designed for the Highland Railway by Peter Drummond. It was built by Dübs of Glasgow and delivered in June 1900. After the grouping it became LMS 14681 and continued in service until being withdrawn in October 1946. PLACENAME: Beauly DISTRICT: Aird OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Kilmorack DATE OF IMAGE: 31 August 1923 PERIOD: 1920s SOURCE: Highland Railway Society COLLECTION: Highland Railway Society - Trains 2 (1923-1947) Asset ID: 28144 KEYWORDS: