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Caledonian Railway 55 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by St. Rollox railway works· from 1902· class of 9 British 4-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Caledonian Railway 55 Class were 4-6-0 mixed-traffic locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh and built at the railway’s St. Rollox works in Glasgow in 1902-1905. The class was intended for use on the Callander and Oban line and were sometimes known as Oban Bogies, a nickname they shared with the earlier Brittain 179 Class 4-4-0s and the subsequent Pickersgill 191 Class 4-6-0s, all of which were built for use on the same route.
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 35 years (1902–1937).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1937
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- St. Rollox railway works
- designer
- John F. McIntosh
- operators
- Caledonian Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- weight
- 57.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16850425, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 55 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.