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Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes

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Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes
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The Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes (nicknamed "Jumbo") were 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1883. After Drummond's retirement, construction of the class continued under Smellie, Lambie and McIntosh.[1][2]

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Ownership changes

All 244 locomotives survived to be absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and 238 survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948.

Numbering

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294 class No. 57361 at Polmadie Depot 15 August 1948
294 Class
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711 Class
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The BR number series are not continuous because some locomotives were withdrawn before 1948.

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