Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes
Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes
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711 class No. 57472 at Bo'ness 4 October 1961 |
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Designer |
Dugald Drummond |
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Build date |
1883-1897 |
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Total produced |
244 |
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Career |
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Operators |
CR • LMS |
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Class |
CR: 294 and 711 |
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Power class |
LMS: 2F |
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Withdrawn |
1946-1962 |
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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
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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The BR number series are not continuous because some locomotives were withdrawn before 1948.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
References
- ↑ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, pp 176-177
- ↑ http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=2F-E