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Caledonian Railway 600 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Unknown builder· from 1901· Class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives

what is it?

The Caledonian Railway 600 Class was a class of eight 0-8-0 steam locomotives, designed by John F. McIntosh for mineral traffic on the Caledonian Railway.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 8made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.

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

spec sheet

built
1901–1903
retired
1930
status
retired
number built
8
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Unknown builder
designer
John F. McIntosh
operators
Caledonian Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-8-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q134474806, Wikipedia: Caledonian Railway 600 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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