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Very similar engines to these of Webb's, 

 but not compound, were introduced for 

 express goods work on the Highland in 

 the early 'nineties. Naturally on such a 

 railway, with heavy gradients, and an enor- 

 mous summer traffic, the 4-6-05 were 

 pressed into passenger service. They did 

 excellent work, and as a result another 

 batch for passenger work was put in hand, 

 and given rather larger driving wheels. So 

 to Scotland must go the honour of intro- 

 ducing the six-coupled passenger engine as 

 far as Britain is concerned. 



The lead of the north was soon followed, 

 and the North-Eastern and the Great 

 Western both had six-coupled express 

 engines at work at the beginning of the 

 present century. 



William Dean, on the latter system, pro- 

 duced his nameless giant, and having done 

 so he resigned, and left Mr. Churchward 

 to add to this fine type, incidentally giving 

 the precursor the name of its designer. 



So began a long and robust Great Western 

 tradition. The coming of the " William 



