Caledonian Railway 191 Class

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Caledonian Railway 191 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer William Pickersgill
Builder North British Locomotive Company
Serial numberNBL 22955–22962
Build dateDecember 1922
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-0
   UIC 2′C n2
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
Loco weight62.75 long tons (63.76 t) [1]
Tender weight37.85 long tons (38.46 t) [1]
Boiler pressure185 lbf/in2 (1.28 MPa) [1]
Superheater(none) [2]
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 20+12 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 23,555 lbf (104.78 kN)
Career
Operators
Class CR: 191
Power classLMS: 3P
Scrapped1939-1945
DispositionAll scrapped

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.

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Reputation

The locomotives were not completely successful, having a reputation for being short of steam unless skillfully fired, and the dubious distinction of the highest total locomotive hammerblow of any locomotive class inherited by the LMS upon its formation in 1923. [3] The lack of superheating was a curious omission from a type introduced as late as 1922. This may not have helped their steaming problems.

Disposal

All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1939 and 1945, having been displaced by new Black Five 4-6-0s under the LMS's drive for standardisation.

Table of locomotives [4]
CR no.Works no.DeliveredLMS no.Scrapped
191NBL 22955December 192214619November 1940
192NBL 22956December 192214620October 1943
193NBL 22957December 192214621December 1945
194NBL 22958December 192214622November 1943
195NBL 22959December 192214623December 1939
196NBL 22960December 192214624February 1940
197NBL 22961December 192214625February 1939
198NBL 22962December 192214626April 1943

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Atkins 1976, pp. 114–115.
  2. Atkins 1976, p. 59.
  3. Atkins 1976, p. 60.
  4. Atkins 1976, p. 61.