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Caledonian Railway 782 Class
No. 16289 at Balornock (St Rollox) Locomotive Depot 15 August 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJohn F. McIntosh
BuilderCR St. Rollox Works
Build date1896
Total produced137
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in
Loco weight49 long tons 15 cwt (111,400 lb or 50.5 t)
Fuel typecoal
Boiler pressure160 psi
Cylinderstwo inside
Cylinder size18" x 26"
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,215 lb
Career
Class3F

The Caledonian Railway 782 Class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives 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 (LMS) ownership in 1923 and into British Railways (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

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Caledonian Railway locomotives
Robert Sinclair (1847–1856)
Benjamin Connor (1856–1876)
George Brittain (1876–1882)
Dugald Drummond (1882–1890)
Hugh Smellie (1890)
  • Appointed 1 September 1890. Died 19 April 1891
John Lambie (1891–1895)
John F. McIntosh (1895–1914)
William Pickersgill (1914–1923)
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