. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . proved quite incapable of handling the fastheavy trains, the directors resolved on anenlargement of the 103 class of ten-wheel goods engine built in 1895, andillustrated in our January number of1896. The order was placed with Messrs. Diibs, Glasgow, who have built the six engineswhich comprise the Castle class. The main line of the Highland Railway,from Inverness to Perth, is an exception-ally trying one. Starting from sea levelat Inverness, it rises on a ruling grade ofI in 60 and I in 65 for 22 miles t
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . proved quite incapable of handling the fastheavy trains, the directors resolved on anenlargement of the 103 class of ten-wheel goods engine built in 1895, andillustrated in our January number of1896. The order was placed with Messrs. Diibs, Glasgow, who have built the six engineswhich comprise the Castle class. The main line of the Highland Railway,from Inverness to Perth, is an exception-ally trying one. Starting from sea levelat Inverness, it rises on a ruling grade ofI in 60 and I in 65 for 22 miles to theSlochd Mhuic summit, 1,320 feet; thencefalls on slightly easier grades to Kingussie,Coo feet. From Kingussie the rise to thePass of Drumochter, 1,484 feet, 65^^ milesfrom Inverness, is made. From the sum-mit the fall is very rapid, I in 70 for prac-tically 30 miles to Blair Athole, after-wards with several short, stiff banks toPerth, 118 miles. Following are list di-mensions and comparison with Mr. Drum-monds engines built for the same service,and which show a remarkable NEW TEN-WHEEL EXPRESS ENGINE FOR HIGHLAND R.\ILWAY, CASTLE CLASS. influx from Europe of many thousands ofdollars. Hence, the Czars road is actuallyAmerican built. English railway companies do not paytheir employes as high wages, but theytake a closer personal interest in their peo-ple than what is taken by American rail-road officials. The son of a British rail-way servant is always given preferenceover others for employment, and numer-ous minor favors are given that tend tomaintain cordial relations between em-ployers and employed. This was noticedat Crewe, the mechanical headquarters ofthe London & North Western, a fewweeks ago. On the completion of thefour thousandth engine at these works thedirectors gave all the employes a daysholiday without loss of pay. There men employed in the works, so thegenerous action of the directors repre-sented considerable money. There was agreat deal o
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