Caledonian Railway 55-class 4-6-0 as LMS 14607
The Caledonian Railway 55 Class were 4-6-0 mixed-traffic locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh and built at the railway’s St. Rollox works in Glasgow in 1902-1905. The class was intended for use on the Callander and Oban line and were sometimes known as Oban Bogies, a nickname they shared with the earlier Brittain 179 Class 4-4-0s and the subsequent Pickersgill 191 Class 4-6-0s, all of which were built for use on the same route. The subsequent 918 Class was very similar to the 55 Class, but had a larger boiler and tender for express goods services on the mainline. The Oban line hwas mainly flat but had two very steep sections, one leaving Oban and the other at Glen Cruiten. The elongated boiler (albeit with a restricted grate) allowed a good head of steam to be built up in advance for dealing with these inclines. The locomotives passed to the LMS upon its formation in 1923, and were renumbered 14600-14608 (ex 55-59, 51-54).[4] The LMS rebuilt two locomotives (14606 and 14607) with larger boilers from withdrawn 918 Class engines in 1930. All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1928 and 1937, having been displaced from the Oban line by former Highland Railway Clan Class 4-6-0s. , seen here, was built in 1905 and withdrawn in October 1934 as LMS 14607
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