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Caledonian Railway 179 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1882· class of 10 British 4-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. Caledonian Railway 179 Class No. 183: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
what is it?
The Caledonian Railway 179 Class (nicknamed Oban bogie) was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by George Brittain for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1882. All ten were built by Dübs and Company in 1882; they came with 4-wheel tenders to reduce the overall length in order to fit on the turntables. They were rebuilt and reboilered between 1898 and 1901.
who runs it
base stats
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 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Served for 48 years (1882–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company
- designer
- George Brittain
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Caledonian Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5019435, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 179 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.