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In 1870 the 3rd Duke of Sutherland financed the extension of the Highland Railway line from Golspie to Helmsdale via his own Dunrobin Castle. In return he received his own private station for his castle (still in use today as a public station on the line from Inverness to Thurso). He also received the powers to run his own train on the lines owned by the Highland Railway. He had his own carriages and locomotive built for the purpose.
Dunrobin is an 0-4-4T, built by Sharps Sharp Stewart & Co of Glasgow in 1895 to order number E1056. One of the unique features was the enlarged footplate and enclosed cab with a 4 person upholstered seat set high up at the back. It was used until around 1920 to pull the Duke’s private train between Dunrobin Castle and Inverness. In 1949, the new British Railways revoked the powers of the Duke to travel in his own train.<ref>[https://nationalrailwaymuseum.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/dunrobin-royal-engine/ Valkoinen, C., 'Dunrobin – The Little Royal Engine', National Railway Museum, 28 May 2014] Retrieved 15 August 2018</ref>
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