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Highland Miscellany by Peter Tatlow pictorial record of the Company w/ DJ
Highland Miscellany by Peter Tatlow
A pictorial record of the Company's activities in the public eye and behind the scenes
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
295 pages
Copyright 1985
CONTENTS
PrefacePlates
The System2-33
Motive power34-82
Rolling stock 83-88
Civil Engineering: Buildings89-117
Signal cabins118-126
Viaducts127-141
Bridges142-156
Permanent way157-162
Linside163-180
Signalling181-196
Operating197-219
Hazards220-232
Shipping activities233-235
Hotels236-241
Publicity242-247
Railway Staff248-251
Tickets252-260
Luggage labels261-271
Spotlight on ... Aviemore272-273
Blair Atholl274-277
Dingwall278-279
Inverness280-285
Killiecrankie286-290
The Skye Line291-292
The Mound293-294
Acknowledgements295
PREFACE
In compiling this work on the Highland Railway in the Oxford Publishing Company's Miscellany series, I am conscious that it has been preceeded in the field by works devoted to the larger railway companies of the British Isles. These prior works have often been produced in two volumes, plus in most cases individual works on coaches, wagons, signalling, architecture, road vehicles, station layouts, etc. Compared to the Great Western, LNWR, LMS and L & Y, already covered in this series, the Highland Railway was a small concern and, although popular, hardly merits separate books devoted solely to these subjects.
OPC have already shown their confidence in the Highland Railway by publishing my revision of M.V.C. Allchin's 'A History of Highland Locomotives' in 1979 and initially it was my intention that all the remaining aspects, including a selection of drawings, should be dealt with in one volume under the heading of Miscellany. However, as material accumulated it became apparent that Highland rolling stock would have to be the subject of a separate work and it is planned that in due course details of HR coaches and wagons will be properly presented and illustrated. Likewise, it has been found that the proposed selection of track diagrams, station layouts and drawings of various static items of equipment and buildings must await a pictorial line survey.
The first constituent of the Highland Railway to be built - the Inverness and Nairn Railway - opened its doors to business on November 6, 1855 at a time when photography was still in its infancy. Whilst, before the turn of the century, professional photographers were established throughout the land (together with a few talented amateurs) their work tended to portray the more official view of railways. It was not until the early decades of this century that photography generally became available to the public and those interested directed their cameras at the more everyday but nonetheless necessary, aspects of the railway scene. Therefore, although this book is concerned with all those things that made up the Highland Railway, many subjects were photographed after that company ceased to exist.
It is my contention that the spirit of the Highland Railway lived on after grouping in 1923 and was only slowly diluted by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, in which it had been amalgamated. Of course the LMS quickly scrapped some ancient locomotives, coaches and wagons and the substantial numbers that survived were repainted in LMS liveries. There were some developments, such as the greater use of corridor trains and an increase in dining car facilities, together with the introduction of schemes to make greater use of equipment, which were for the good of travellers. However, much of the fixed equipment, lineside features, buildings and track layout remained largely unaltered. Likewise traffic patterns were generally similar, if a little reduced.
World War II did admittedly result in some alterations and additions to meet the exigencies of hostilities and changes were by then becoming noticeable in the motive power, rolling stock and signalling spheres; as life-expired equipment was renewed. However, it was really only with Beeching that much of the long familiar scene was swept away. It is perhaps only coincidence that at the same time the earlier replacement steam motive power was itself being displaced by the advent of the diesel era.
I find the early LMS period of what had by then become the Highland Section of the LMS Northern Division as fascinating as that of the Highland Railway itself and hope that readers will excuse the inclusion of a fair proportion of photographs taken after the Highland Railway had strictly speaking ceased to exist. In any case to the best of my knowledge to have relied solely on photographs taken before this period would have necessarily resulted in a somewhat slimmer book.
I trust that the contents of this volume will be of interest and value to readers. For much of it we turn our attention away from the glamour of locomotives and trains, and direct it to the multitude of other activities necessary for the proper and efficient running of the Highland Railway. In so doing, if it enlightens and brings pleasure, I shall be satisfied.
Peter Tatlow
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