The
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway (CR) was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was formed in 1845 with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively ex ...
782 Class was a class of
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...
s 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
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with London and North Eastern Railway, LNER, Great Western Railway, GWR and Southern Railway (UK), SR. The London, Midland an ...
(LMS) ownership in 1923 and into
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commis ...
(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
See also
*
Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway
A locomotive is a rail transport, rail vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. Traditionally, locomotives pulled trains from the front. However, Push–pull train, push–pull operation has become common, and in the pursuit for ...
External links
Rail UK database Class 782
782
0-6-0T locomotives
C n2t locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1896
Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Scrapped locomotives
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