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Caledonian Railway 670 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1878· class of 30 British 0-4-2 locomotives
what is it?
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.
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 148 years ago, in 1878.
- Served for 54 years (1878–1932).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1878–1881
- in service from
- 1878
- retired
- 1932
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company
- designer
- George Brittain
- operators
- Caledonian Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5019443, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 670 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.