Inverness's original fleet of Class 24's comprised D5114 - D5132. Their history is somewhat covered on the Inverness depot page. This page features a further selection of views of the Inverness Class 24's.

	A work-stained D5114 stands at Eastfield, date unknown. The Class 24 is kitted out in full Highland regalia - twin headlights, tablet catcher, weather stripping on the connecting doors, modified boiler room grille covering. It sports only one miniature snowplough, on the drivers side - and is more than likely due a shopping at Glasgow Works. Photograph courtesy J Ashley.
	24116 at Haymarket I think. The locomotive sports an unusual location for the number, almost dead centre on the side, whilst the emblom is equally unusually placed. Other Scottish features include the plated over headlights, the louvred boiler room grille and the sheeted over boiler water filler at cantrail level. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	A work stained D5117 poses in the sun, date & location unknown. The locomotive is now fitted with tablet catcher equipment, but still lacks headlights. The depot staff have already beefed up the weather stripping on the gangway doors, it is doubtful if the Inverness Type 2's ever made use of these. Photograph courtesy Malcom Lowe.
	The boiler of 5117 adds to the plentiful supply of Scotch mist at Kyle of Lochalsh on April 7th 1973. The locomotive still carries its two sealed beam headlights but has lost its tablet catcher. Photographer unknown.
	A dull day at Inverness as 5118 and a Class 26 await departure with the 'Wester Ross Rail Tour, date not recorded. Both locomotives have lost their tablet catcher equipment. Photographer E A Woods.
	The same train from the above view is now seen with the sun breaking through the clouds, having now ventured onto the Kyle line. Photographer E A Woods.
	A work stained D5119 leads a passenger train somewhere on the Scottish Region. This may be on the service between Forres & Grantown on Spey due to the presence of the Mk1 stock - this was not initially used on the Far North & Kyle lines and is probably not the Highland main line since four coach trains were rare apart from the late afternoon Perth - Inverness all stations. Photograph courtesy Malcolm Lowe.
	It appears to be the end of the line for 24119 at Haymarket. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	5120 & 5327 work their way westwards through Haymarket station on a sunny day, date unknown. Photographer unknown.
	24123 gets some assistance from a Class 08 shut is at is manouevred around Inverness depot. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	5124 & 5121 await departure from Inverness sometime in the early 1960's. Photographer not known.
	D5125 stands at Barrow, presumably just after outshopping from Derby, and sent to Barrow for inspection by officials from Vickers Armstrong. This view shows the original position of the engine exhaust, just to the right of the boiler exhaust. This is probably the last time D5125 visited Barrow! Photograph courtesy Cumbrian Railways Association #KER118.
	Its the end of the line for 24126, seen here at Doncaster depot, prior to transfer across to the Works for breaking. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	5127 is photographed at Dingwall on October 3rd 1973 with the 11.08 Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness service. Photographer not known.
	24128 at Haymarket. The locomotive still sports the twin sealed beam headlights, it has the beefed up blanked of headcode panel cover and has the solid boiler room blanking plate. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	24129 at Eastfield is similar in appearance to 24128 apart from having lost the headlights. Glasgow have also sheeted over the cantarail level boiler water filler cover. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	The other side of 24129 at Eastfield on September 13th 1975. It is parked in the same location as the above view and appears to require at least a new wiper blade. 24129 would remain in service until the end of Class 24 use on the Scottish Region - December 1976. Photographer unknown.
	5130 basks in the sun at Inverness Depot, close by the fuelling point. The locomotive comes with all its Scottish extras, headlights, tablet catcher, 60A steam syle shed plate, modified boiler room blanking plate and Inverness style draughtproofing on the gangway doors. Photographer not known.
	24130 location unknown. This locomotive still retains its roof level boiler water filler and has the louvred blanking screen. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.
	24132 at its home shed of Inverness, date unknown. Photograph courtesy Ian Mawson.

Unidentified locomotives

	Its June 1972 at Achnasheen as a daily event occurs, the crossing of two passenger services. The 10.30 from Inverness waits as the 11.08 from Kyle approaches. Photographer not known.
	Presumably on the same date as the above view another crossing takes place, this time the 17.50 from Kyle waits for the approaching 17.40 from Inverness. Photographer not unknown.

More views of Inverness based locomotives outside of the original Class 24 batch 5114 - 5132.

	The local dog checks out the new motive power at Lochluichart on an overcast day in 1961. Where once Black 5's roamed, now its the latest products from Smethwick and Derby that will provide the motive power for the next two decades. Although un-identified, the Class 26 already has its tablet catcher in place. Photographer unknown.
	D5066 passes through Dingwall on an overcast day, date unknown. Although identified as D5066 this locomotive was never allocated to Inverness, however it did spend almost two years allocated to Eastfield and Haymarket, so excursions to Inverness and beyond were no doubt quite commonplace. Photograph courtesy E A Woods.
	5113 & 5129 stand at Garve on September 22nd 1973 with the Wirral Railway Circle's 'Hebridean Express No. 3' Photograph courtesy E A Woods.

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Page updated October 14th 2007.

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