Caledonian Railway 670 Class | |
Powertype: | Steam |
Designer: | George Brittain |
Builddate: | 1878-1881 |
Totalproduction: | 30 |
Whytetype: | 0-4-2 |
Driverdiameter: | 5feet |
Locoweight: | 34.6LT† 36.95LT†† |
Boilerpressure: | 140psi† 150psi†† |
Cylindercount: | Two, outside |
Cylindersize: | 17x |
Valvegear: | Stephenson |
Tractiveeffort: | 13756lbf† 14739lbf†† |
Operator: | CRLMS |
Operatorclass: | CR: 670 |
Powerclass: | LMS: Unclassified |
Withdrawndate: | 1922-1932 |
Disposition: | All scrapped |
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]
Nine locomotives were withdrawn in 1922, or earlier. Twenty-one survived into the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923; these were withdrawn between 1923 and 1932.[2]
CR nos. | Quantity | LMS nos. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | 7 | 17000-17006 | † | |
Various | 14 | 17007-17020 | †† |