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Caledonian Railway 908 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by St. Rollox railway works· from 1906

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Image from page 22 of "Railway and locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock" (1901) CR 4-6-0: Internet Archive Book Images· CC0

what is it?

The Caledonian Railway 908 Class were 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh and built in 1906, at the Caledonian Railway's own St. Rollox Works.

who runs it

Caledonian Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

built 10made 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 120 years ago, in 1906.
18 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: 1906
status: retired
number built: 10
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
length: 18 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q24088449, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 908 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.