CALEDONIAN RAILWAY 72 CLASS

Caledonian Railway '72 Class' was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives introduced by William Pickersgill in 1920. Thirty-two locomotives were built and all survived to be taken over by the LMS in 1923 and by British Railways in 1948.
The earlier '713' and '918' Classes (introduced in 1916) were similar but slightly smaller.

Contents

Numbering

Preservation

Dimensions

See also

External links

Numbering

'72 Class'

★ Caledonian Railway: 66-97

★ LMS: Not known

★ British Railways: 54477-54508
'713 and 918 Classes'

★ British Railways: 54461-54476 (CR and LMS numbers not known)

Preservation

None has survived to preservation. However there are plans to construct a replica of a CR 72 Class Steam Locomotive For Scottish Railway Preservation.

Dimensions

'72 Class'

★ LMS/BR Power classification, 3P

★ Locomotive weight: 61 tons 5 cwt

★ Boiler pressure, 180 psi

★ Superheater, Yes

★ Cylinders, 20½"x26"

★ Driving wheel diameter, 6' 6"

★ Tractive effort, 21,435 lb

★ Valve gear, Stephenson
'713 and 918 Classes'

★ LMS/BR Power classification, 3P

★ Locomotive weight: 61 tons 5 cwt

★ Boiler pressure, 180 psi

★ Superheater, Yes

★ Cylinders, 20"x26"

★ Driving wheel diameter, 6' 6"

★ Tractive effort, 20,400 lb

★ Valve gear, Stephenson

See also

★ Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

External links

★ Rail UK database 72 Class

★ Rail UK database 713 and 918 Classes