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Caledonian Railway 55 Class

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The locomotives were built in two batches. Numbers 55-59 were built in 1902, whilst numbers 51-54 were built to a slightly modified design in 1905. Throughout their lives the locomotives were used primarily on the Oban line, although number 56 was on extended loan to the
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The Oban line had numerous short but steep gradients along with tight curves and lightly constructed bridges, and was therefore a challenging route to operate. McIntosh therefore designed a small 4-6-0 which was essentially an elongated hybrid of his
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types. The class featured a particularly short driving-wheel wheelbase to cope with the curvature of the line, and short tenders to enable the locomotives to fit onto the existing small
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upon its formation in 1923, and were renumbered 14600-14608 (ex 55-59, 51-54). The LMS rebuilt two locomotives (14606 and 14607) with larger boilers from withdrawn
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engines in 1930. All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1928 and 1937, having been displaced from the Oban line by former
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was very similar to the 55 Class, but had a larger boiler and tender for express goods services on the mainline.
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and built at the railway’s St. Rollox works in Glasgow in 1902-1905. The class was intended for use on the
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An illustrated History of L.M.S. Locomotives Volume Three: Absorbed Pre-Group Classes, Northern Division
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This article relating to steam locomotives operated in Scotland is a
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19 in Γ— 26 in (483 mm Γ— 660 mm)
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4-6-0s, all of which were built for use on the same route.
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Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London Midland and Scottish
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Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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John F. McIntosh
St. Rollox
Whyte
4-6-0
Gauge
Driver
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Stephenson
Tractive effort
CR
LMS
Class
Caledonian Railway
4-6-0
mixed-traffic locomotives
John F. McIntosh
Callander and Oban line
179 Class
191 Class
812 Class 0-6-0
Dunalastair series 4-4-0
turntable
918 Class
Highland Railway
LMS
918 Class
Highland Railway Clan Class

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