Caledonian Railway 4-6-0 steam locomotive No. 196 of the 191 Class as LMS 14624 ascending Glen Cruiten Bank with a passenger train in about 1924
The Caledonian Railway 191 Class were 4-6-0 passenger engines designed by William Pickersgill and built in 1922 by the North British Locomotive Company. The class was intended for use on the Callander and Oban line, to augment the 55 Class 4-6-0s and replace elderly 179 Class 4-4-0s, and they were thus known as the New Oban Bogies, however, they were also used on other Caledonian lines. The locomotives were not completely successful, having a reputation for being short of steam unless skilfully fired, and the dubious distinction of the highest total locomotive hammerblow of any locomotive class inherited by the LMS upon its formation in 1923 All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1939 and 1945, having been displaced by new Black Five 4-6-0s under the LMS's drive for standardisation. No. 196 was withdrawn in February 1940 as LMS 14624
Size: 2890px × 1797px
Location: Glen Cruiten Bank, Perthshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © Digbydachshund / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 191, 196, 14624, 4-6-0, bank, caledonian, class, cruiten, glen, lms, locomotive, pickersgill, railway, scotland, scottish, steam, train
