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Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1899· class of 96 British 0-6-0 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Ex-Caledonian Railway 812-652 class: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
  2. 2. 828 Kidderminster 23-9-11: Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Admiration (6074759988): Roger Ward· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. Aviemore - CR 828 ready to depart: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Aviemore - CR 828 running round: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Caledonian Railway 812 class 828 - 55070712718: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Caledonian Railway McIntosh Class "812": Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. CR 0-6-0 828 at Aviemore: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes were 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh, and introduced in 1899 for express-freight and mixed traffic on the Caledonian Railway. They had the same large boiler type as 721 “Dunalastair” Class 4-4-0s which operated at 160 psi, and were fitted with additional tubes, making it a prodigious raiser of steam. They could easily reach speeds of up to 55 mph (89 km/h).

who runs it

Caledonian RailwayLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

  • built 96made 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 127 years ago, in 1899.
  • 17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1899–1909
retired
1963
status
preserved
number built
96
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Dübs and Company, Neilson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company
designer
John F. McIntosh
operators
Caledonian Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
17.1 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5019447, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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