Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T

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 were built for 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 ...

, in

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, over many years. Most survived 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 some into

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(BR) ownership in 1948. Designers included

Dugald Drummond Dugald Drummond (1 January 1840 – 8 November 1912) was a Scottish steam locomotive engineer. He had a career with the North British Railway, LB&SCR, Caledonian Railway and London and South Western Railway. He was the older brother of the eng ...

, John Lambie, John F. McIntosh and

William Pickersgill William Pickersgill (1861 – 2 May 1928) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1914 until Railways Act 1921, Grouping in 1923. He was appointed locomotive superintendent of the Nor ...

. A development of the Pickersgill design was introduced by the LMS in 1925.

Dugald Drummond

;171 Class, 24 built 1884–1891 * LMS numbers 15100–15114 (all withdrawn by 1944)

John Lambie

;19 Class, 10 built 1895 * CR numbers 19–28 * LMS numbers 15115–15124 * BR numbers 55119 and 55121–55124 (three had been withdrawn before 1948)

John F. McIntosh

;92 Class, 12 built 1897 * CR numbers 13–18, 98–103 * LMS numbers 15125–15136 * BR numbers 55125–55127, 55129, 55130, 55132–55136 (two withdrawn before 1948) ;104 ''Balerno'' Class, 12 built 1899 * CR numbers 104–111, 167–170 * LMS numbers 15147–15158 (all withdrawn by 1938) ;879 Class, 10 built 1900 * CR numbers 879–886, 437–438 * LMS numbers 15137–15146 * BR numbers 55138–55146 (55137 withdrawn before 1948) ; 439 Class, 68 built 1900–1914 * CR numbers 439–455, 151, 423, 473, 112, 125, 424, 463–466, 660, 666, 158, 419, 422, 429, 470, 126–127, 420–421, 427–428, 456, 467–469, 155, 160, 459, 461, 152–154, 156, 460, 462, 157, 164, 457–458, 228–231, 222–227 * LMS numbers 15159–15226 * BR numbers 55159–55226

William Pickersgill

;159 Class, 10 built 1915-1922 * CR numbers 159, 161–163, 418, 425–426, 430, 435–436 * LMS numbers 15227-15236 * BR numbers 55227-55236 ;431 Class, 4 built 1922 * CR numbers 431–434 * LMS numbers 15237–15240 * BR numbers 55237–55240

LMS locomotives

;Class 2P, 10 built 1925 * LMS numbers 15260–15269 * BR numbers 55260–55269

Dimensions

;Note The weight figures differ by up to 3 cwt between sources. This may simply reflect the amount of fuel and water on board.

Condensing locomotives

The 19 and 92 Classes were originally fitted with condensing apparatus for use on Glasgow Central Low Level lines.

References

* * Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948, part 3, pp. 45–46
Rail UK data page, 19 and 92 Classes

Rail UK data page, 439 Class

Rail UK data page, 431 Class

Rail UK data page, LMS 2P Class
{{Caledonian Railway locomotives

0-4-4T Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles. This type was only us ...

0-4-4T locomotives Condensing steam locomotives Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain