Caledonian Railway 179 Class Explained

Caledonian Railway 179 Class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:George Brittain
Builder:Dübs & Co.
Serialnumber:1672–1681
Builddate:1882
Totalproduction:10
Whytetype:4-4-0
Uicclass:2′B n2
Driverdiameter:5feet
Minimumcurve:3feet
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:18x
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operatorclass:CR: 179
Powerclass:LMS: 1P
Withdrawndate:1922–1930

The Caledonian Railway 179 Class (nicknamed Oban bogie) was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by George Brittain for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1882.

Table of orders and numbers! CR nos.! Quantity! LMS nos.! Notes
179–1881014100–14107CR 1184 and 1185
withdrawn 1922
All ten were built by Dübs and Company in 1882; they came with 4-wheel tenders to reduce the overall length in order to fit on the turntables. They were rebuilt and reboilered between 1898 and 1901. They were placed on the duplicate list (by adding 1000 to their original fleet number) between 1913 and 1914.

Two locomotives (1184 and 1185) were withdrawn in 1922. Eight survived into the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923; who allocated them fleet numbers 14100–14107, but only three (14100/03/05) were renumbered. All had been withdrawn by 1930.

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Table of withdrawals! Year !! Quantity in
service at
start of year !! Quantity
withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers !! Notes
1922 10 2 1184, 1185
1923 8 1 1181
1924 7 1 1187
1925 6 2 1180, 1188
1927 4 1 1183
1930 3 3 14100, 14103, 14105 (ex 1179, 1182, 1186)