Caledonian Railway 782 Class

No. 16289 at Balornock (St Rollox) Locomotive Depot 15 August 1948

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John F. McIntosh
Build date	1896

Specifications
Configuration	0-6-0T
Gauge	standard gauge
Driver diameter	4' 6"
Loco weight	49 tons 15 cwt
Fuel type	coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi
Cylinders	two inside
Cylinder size	18" x 26"

Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,215 lb

Career
Class	3F

The Caledonian Railway 782 Class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh and introduced in 1896. The 29 Class was similar but fitted with condensing apparatus. The locomotives were taken into London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923 and into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.

Numbering

29 Class

LMS numbers 16231-16239
BR numbers 56231-56239

782 Class

LMS numbers 16240-16376
BR numbers 56240-56376

Sources

Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 3, pp 46-47

External links

Rail UK database Class 782

Caledonian Railway locomotives

Robert Sinclair (1847–1856)	59 (2-2-2) 96 101 111

Benjamin Connor (1856–1876)	59 (2-4-0) 552 600

George Brittain {1876–1882)	1 130 140 152 179 485 486 670

Dugald Drummond (1882–1890)	66 80 123 124 171 262 264 272 294 323

Hugh Smellie (1890)	Appointed 1 September 1890. Died 19 April 1891

John Lambie (1891–1895)	1 13 19 211 538A

John F. McIntosh (1895–1914)	29 43 49 55 92 139 140 179 184 439 498 611 652 711 721 766 782 812 879 900 903

William Pickersgill (1914–1923)	60 72 113 159 191 300 431 956

Miscellaneous	Highland Railway River Class

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Caledonian Railway 782 Class

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