Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway

Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway Locomotive Works were originally at Greenock but moved to St. Rollox, Glasgow, in 1856. The locomotive classes are listed under the names of the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineers.

Caledonian Railway Class "123" 4-2-2 No.123, built in 1886 by Neilson (Works No.3553) specifically for the Edinburgh International Exhibition.

Locomotives

The class number used for Caledonian Railway engines was the stock number of the first member of the class to reach traffic. Hence earlier numbered classes could well have appeared later in time.

Until the appointment of Dugald Drummond, unlike most other British railways, almost all engines had outside cylinders, and the 0-6-0 arrangement was quite rare, goods engines being of type 2-4-0 or 0-4-2. Passenger engines were normally 2-2-2.[1]

Robert Sinclair 1847-1856

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateBuilderNo. builtNotes
2-2-241847-9CR Greenock (30)
Vulcan Foundry (12)
Jones & Potts (10)
Scott Sinclair (3)
5513 rebuilt as 2-4-0, 3 as 2-2-2WT
591848-52Jones & Potts6all rebuilt 1857-65 as 2-4-0
651854-5CR Greenock12
2-4-01441854George England8
1521854-5CR Greenock13
1651855CR Greenock6
0-4-21111847-9R&W Hawthorn3
1131847Neilson & Mitchell6
1011848CR Greenock5
1061849CR Greenock5
1321853Neilson4
1711855CR Greenock3
1741856-8St. Rollox8
2-4-0T801854Hawthorn of Leith2
0-4-0ST1361853CR Greenock86 later rebuilt as 0-4-2T
831854-5Hawthorn of Leith1
0-4-2ST871854-5Hawthorn of Leith2
2-2-2WT771851CR Greenock3
0-4-01161848Fairbairn21 rebuilt as 0-4-2T, both sold 1863
0-6-0961849-50Jones & Potts (5)
CR Greenock (10)
15later rebuilt to 0-4-2

Benjamin Conner 1856-1876

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDatesBuilderNo. builtNotes
2-2-2761859-64St. Rollox128 ft 2 in wheels
1131875St. Rollox48 ft 2 in wheels
881864St. Rollox47 ft 2 in wheels
4601871A. Barclay17 ft 2 in wheels - Experimental design
0-4-22161861-6Neilson (34)64
Dübs (30)
5521870-1Dübs (18)31
Neilson (13)
3241872-4Neilson40
2-4-01891858-9St. Rollox (4)8
Neilson (4)with steam tenders
1971860-3St. Rollox (10)25
Neilson (9)
Beyer-Peacock (6)
2281861-6Neilson (9)18
Dübs (9)
921865-7St. Rollox11
2881865-6Dübs10
4171866-70Neilson37
981867-73St. Rollox (10)28
Neilson (18)
4721868Caledonian Railway, Perth2
11869-74Dübs (14)35
Neilson (21)
3721870Neilson16
5831872-3Dübs31
421874Dübs7
551875Neilson4
6151874-8Dübs (19)29
Neilson (10)
4-4-01251877Neilson5
0-4-0PT2361862Neilson4
2701865A. Barclay2
0-4-0ST1231867Neilson1
151869-72A. Barclay6
1331872-4A. Barclay2
0-4-0T4461873Dübs2
0-4-0ST5021876-81Neilson14
0-4-4WT4881873-4Neilson4
0-6-0ST1391870Neilson2
5361871-5Neilson (8)14
Dübs (6)
1411873Neilson1
0-6-01881858Neilson1
1201872St. Rollox1
6311874-7Dübs39

George Brittain 1876-1882

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateBuilderNo. builtLMS power classificationLMS numbersNotes
2-4-01301878Dübs10
0-4-26701878-82Dübs30U17000-17020
4-4-01791882Dübs101P14100-14107"Oban bogie"
0-4-0T4851878Neilson1Crane tank
2-4-0T1401879Dübs12
2-4-2T1521880Neilson15
2-2-2WT11881St. Rollox1For officer's saloon
0-6-0ST4861881Neilson61F16150Withdrawn before LMS number could be applied

Dugald Drummond 1882-1890

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateBuilderNo. builtLMS power classificationLMS numbersNotes
4-2-21231886Neilson11P14010Won Gold medal at Edinburgh International Exhibition 1886
4-4-0801888-91St. Rollox121P14108-14115"Coast bogies"
661884-91Neilson (10)
St. Rollox (18)
281P14290-14309
1241886Dübs11P14296Exhibition engine - related to "66" class
0-4-2ST2621885St. Rollox2U15000-15001
0-4-4T1711884-91St. Rollox241P15100-15114
0-4-0ST2641885-90St. Rollox20U16008-16025
0-6-0ST2721888St. Rollox6U16100-16102
3231887-8St. Rollox303F16202-16224
0-6-02941883-95Neilson (35)
St. Rollox (128)
1632F17230-17392

Hugh Smellie 1890

Appointed 1 September 1890. Died 19 April 1891.[2]

John Lambie 1891-1895

Unless otherwise stated these were all built at the Caledonian Railway's St. Rollox railway works

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateNo. builtLMS power classificationLMS numbersNotes
4-4-013189461P14308-14310
4-4-0T11893-4121P15020-15031
0-4-4T191895102P15115-15124
0-4-0ST538A18922Second-hand - built 1872-3 by Dübs and Company
0-6-0ST211189553F16225-16229

John F. McIntosh 1895-1914

Unless otherwise stated these were all built at the Caledonian Railway's St. Rollox railway works

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateNo. builtLMS power classificationLMS numbersNotes
4-4-0 (Dunalastairs)7211896152P14311-14325Dunalastair I
7661897–98152P/3P14326-14336 & 14430-14433Dunalastair II - 4 rebuilt 1914 with superheaters
9001899–1900162P/3P14337-14348 & 14434-14437Dunalastair III - 6 rebuilt 1914-30 with superheaters
1401904–10192P/3P14349-14365 & 14438-14439Dunalastair IV - 4 rebuilt 1915-22 with superheaters
1391910–12113P14440-14449Schmidt superheater
431913–14113P14450-14460Robinson superheater
4-6-0551902–0593P14600-14608
9081906–07103P14609-14618
49190324P14750-14751rebuilt 1911 with Schmidt superheaters
903190654P14752-14755"Cardeans", rebuilt 1911 with Schmidt superheaters
0-4-4T921897122P15125-15136
8791900102P15137-15146
1041899121P15147-15158
4391900–14682P15159-15226
0-4-0ST78118961U16000acquired second hand 1897. Built by A. Barclay
6111895–1908140F16026-16039continuation of 264 class
0-6-0T4981912–21232F16151-16173Short wheelbase
291895–9693F16231-16239With condensers for Glasgow Central low-level line
7821898–19131383F16240-16376
0-8-0T4921903–0464F16500-16505
0-6-07111895–97812F17393-17473Similar to "294" class
8121899–1900793F17550-17628
6521908–09173F17629-17645Modified 812 class
30191243F17646-17649652 class with superheater
2-6-034191253F17800-17804"Converted 30 class"
4-6-0918190653F17900-17904
1791913–1453F17905-17909Superheated
1841914–1563F17910-17915Superheated
0-8-06001901–0384F17990-17997

William Pickersgill 1914-1923

Wheel
Arrangement
ClassDateBuilderNo. builtLMS power classificationLMS numbersNotes
4-4-01131916St. Rollox (6)
North British (10)
163P14461–14476
721920–2St. Rollox (10)
Armstrong Whitworth (10)
North British (12)
323P14477–14508
4-6-01911922North British83P14619–14626"New Oban Bogies", non-superheated
601916–7St. Rollox64P14650–14655"Greybacks", another 20 (14630–14649) built by LMS
9381915Hawthorn Leslie64P14756–14761"River" class, originally built for Highland Railway.
9561921St. Rollox45P14800–14803
0-4-4T1591915–22St. Rollox102P15227–15236non-superheated
4311922St. Rollox42P15237–15240non-superheated, another 10 (15260–15269) built by LMS
4-6-2T9441917North British124P15350–15361
0-6-03001918–20St. Rollox433F17650–17692non-superheated (some later converted)
2-8-0ROD 2-8-01919–20Various50GCR design, built for the government. Disposed of 1925-7, many went to China.

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Caledonian Railway locomotives still existing in 1923 were taken into the stock of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). The LMS built some locomotives to Caledonian Railway designs after 1923.

Preservation

Only three Caledonian Railway locomotives survive.

See also

Sources

  • Baxter, B., (1984) British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923 Vol.4, Moorland Publishing
  • Haresnape, B. & Rowledge, P. (1982) Drummond Locomotives, a Pictorial History, Ian Allan

References

  1. Ahrons, E.L. Locomotive and train working in the latter part of the nineteenth century Vol.3 p.18
  2. "James Manson". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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