- Caledonian (locomotive)
Infobox Locomotive
name= 28 "Caledonian"
powertype=Steam
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designer=Galloway
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builddate=1832
railroad=Liverpool and Manchester Railway
whytetype=0-4-0
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cylindercount=2
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gauge= RailGauge|56.5
retiredate=1832
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disposition="Caledonian" was an early steam locomotive which had a short career on the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR).Design
"Caledonian" was an 0-4-0 locomotive, with two vertical cylinders mounted in front of the smokebox driving all four wheels by means of connecting rods.cite web | url = http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odcuri.Html| publisher = Catskill Archive| title = Curiosities of Locomotive Design| accessdate = 2008-03-23] The builder was Galloway, Bowman & Glasgow, of the Caledonian Foundry, Manchester.cite web | url = http://www.steamindex.com/locotype/earlyloc.htm| publisher = Steam Index| title = Early locomotive history| accessdate = 2008-03-23] The Galloway seems to be either John or William Galloway. In 1835, they formed the firm of W & J Galloway.cite web | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/Business_Records_Guide.pdf| publisher = Manchester Archives and Local Studies| title = A Guide to Business Records | accessdate = 2008-03-23 (PDF)]
History
"Caledonian" was only in service for a few years, as it had a tendency to derail. It was numbered 28 by the L&MR and was involved in a fatal collision with a locomotive named "Star" on
28 February 1835 . "Caledonian" was later to be found working on theLondon and Birmingham Railway Other locomotives
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class4-6-0 locomotive 6141 was originally named "Caledonian". This loco was built by theNorth British Locomotive Company atGlasgow in September 1927 and withdrawn in April 1964 as 46141 "The North Staffordshire Regiment ".References
Further reading
*cite book | first = R.H.G.| last = Thomas| year = 1960| title = The Liverpool & Manchester Railway| publisher = Batsford| location = London|
*cite book | first = Harry | last = Jack| year = 2001| title = Locomotives of the LNWR Southern Division: London & Birmingham Railway, London & North Western Railway and Wolverton Locomotive Works| publisher = | location = | id = ISBN |
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