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Caledonian Railway 944 Class information


Caledonian Railway 944 Class
Works Photograph of C.R. No. 950
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Pickersgill
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company, Hyde Park Works
Serial number21480-21491
Build date1917
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2T
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Loco weight91 long tons 13 cwt (205,300 lb or 93.1 t)[1]
Boiler pressure170 psi (1,172 kPa)[1]
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19.5 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm)[1]
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort20,804 lbf (92.54 kN)[1]
Career
OperatorsCR • LMS  • BR
ClassCR: 944
Power classLMS: 4P
Withdrawn1946-1953
DispositionAll scrapped

The Caledonian Railway 944 Class were 4-6-2T passenger tank locomotives designed by William Pickersgill and built in 1917, at the North British Locomotive Company's Hyde Park Works in Glasgow. They were the Caledonian Railway's only Pacific-type.

  1. ^ a b c d e Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, S.W. (1966), Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, p.160

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