Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes

Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes

711 class No. 57472 at Bo'ness 4 October 1961

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Dugald Drummond Build date 1883-1897 Total produced 244

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Loco weight 41.3 long tons (42.0 t) Boiler pressure 150 psi (1,000 kPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson

Performance figures Tractive effort 17,901 lbf (79.63 kN)

Career Operators CR • LMS Class CR: 294 and 711 Power class LMS: 2F Withdrawn 1946-1962

The Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes (nicknamed "Jumbo") were 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1883. After Drummond's retirement, construction of the class continued under Smellie, Lambie and McIntosh.^{[1] [2]}

Ownership changes

All 244 locomotives survived to be absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and 238 survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.

Numbering

294 class No. 57361 at Polmadie Depot 15 August 1948

294 Class

CR nos.	LMS nos.	BR nos.
Various	17230-17392	57230-57392

711 Class

CR nos.	LMS nos.	BR nos.
Various	17393-17473	57393-57473

The BR number series are not continuous because some locomotives were withdrawn before 1948.

See also

• Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway

References

1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, pp 176-177
2. http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=2F-E