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Caledonian Railway 439 Class

built by Unknown builder· from 1895· class of British 0-4-4T locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Caledonian Railway Class 439 N°55189: Peter_Glyn· CC0
  2. 2. 14.08.21 Birkhill 419 (51398812267): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. 14.08.21 Bo'ness 60163 (51399824038): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. 155. Caledonian Railway No. 419 (LNWR N° 55189): Two Penny Theatre· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 419 Caledonian Railway 439 Class at the Stockton & Darlington Railway 150th Anniversary Steam Cavalcade, Shildon: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. 55189 at Boness station: Brian Forbes from Kinross, Perth & Kinross· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway view: Rosser ( talk )· Public domain
  8. 8. Caledonian Railway No.419 - 52079999604: Andrew Bone· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. Caledonian Railway No.419 2: Andrew Bone· CC BY 2.0
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Caledonian Railway 439 Class, photo 1 of 9
1/9 Peter_Glyn· CC0

what is it?

The Caledonian Railway 439 Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive. It was a development of earlier Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T locomotives, including the 19 Class and 92 Class, and predecessor of the 431 Class. The 439 Class was introduced by John F. McIntosh in 1900 and a modified version was introduced by William Pickersgill in 1915.

base stats

  • weight 53.8 tin working order
  • built 92made 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 131 years ago, in 1895.
  • Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).

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

spec sheet

built
1895–1925
status
preserved
number built
92
kind
Steam
traction
steam
builders
Unknown builder
designer
John F. McIntosh
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-4T
weight
53.8 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5019440, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 439 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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