| Caledonian Railway 670 Class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | George Brittain |
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| Build date | 1878-1881 |
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| Total produced | 30 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort | 13,756 lbf (61.19 kN)†
14,739 lbf (65.56 kN)†† |
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| Career |
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| Operators | CR • LMS |
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| Class | CR: 670 |
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| Power class | LMS: Unclassified |
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| Withdrawn | 1922-1932 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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The Caledonian Railway 670 Class was a class of 0-4-2 steam locomotives designed by George Brittain for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1878.[1]
Ownership changes
Nine locomotives were withdrawn in 1922, or earlier. Twenty-one survived into the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923; these were withdrawn between 1923 and 1932.[2]
Numbering
| CR nos.
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Quantity
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LMS nos.
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Notes
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| Various
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7
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17000-17006
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†
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| Various
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14
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17007-17020
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††
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- Notes
- † locos with 140 psi pressure
- †† locos with 150 psi pressure
References
- ^ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, page 170
- ^ Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. pp. 68–69.
