Caledonian Railway 72 Class

what is it?

The Caledonian Railway 72 Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives introduced by William Pickersgill for the Caledonian Railway (CR) in 1920. Thirty-two locomotives were built and all survived to be taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and by British Railways (BR) in 1948. The earlier 113 Class (introduced in 1916), of which 16 were produced, were similar but slightly smaller.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 62 tin working order
• built 32made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 106 years ago, in 1920.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 42 years (1920–1962).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1920–1922

in service from

1920

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

32

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Armstrong Whitworth, North British Locomotive Company, St. Rollox railway works

designer

William Pickersgill

operators

Caledonian Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

length

17.1 m

weight

62 t

nicknames

"Pickersgill Bogies"

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.