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The Caledonian Railway 944 Class were 4-6-2T passenger tank locomotives designed by William Pickersgill and built in 1917 by the North British Locomotive Company’s Hyde Park Works in Glasgow. Although the Caledonian Railway built a long and successful series of small 0-4-4T passenger tank engines, twelve locomotives of the 944 Class were the only large passenger tanks operated by the Caley. They were originally used on the Inverclyde Line working has boat trains to some very strict timetables and so gained the nickname “Wemyss Bay Pugs” amoungst Caley engine crews. In 1923, every member of the class passed into the LMSR and were repainted from CR Light Blue (Having never carried black or Dark Blue) into LMS Crimson Lake, although within a few years this gave way to LMS Lined Black. They were later displaced from the Wemyss Bay trains by LMS Fowler tanks and Fairburns and by 1948 all but two locomotives were allocated to Beattock shed, primarily for banking duties on Beattock Bank. Unfortunately, all were withdrawn and scrapped between 1946 and 1953.
Features
Performance Mode
Multiple Camera Views
Animated Westinghouse Pump
Custom CR & LMSR Lamps
Wheel slip Dynamics
New Custom Sounds
6 Liveries
Quick drives
In-Depth Scenarios
Automatic Fireman
Custom CR Crew (made by Smokebox)
Advanced scripting, particle effects, light & performance mode from SimNation
Realistic Westinghouse Pump physics & particles
Authentic CR lamp & Route markers taken from 1915 CR guidebook
New Lamp system
External animations
Custom Cab with Extensive controls
Technical Details
Power Classification – 4P
Build Date – 1917
Total Built – 12
Wheel Arrangement – 4-6-2ST
Weight – 91 Tons
Number of Cylinders – 2
Cylinder Size – 19.5x26in
Wheel Size – 5ft 9in
Coal Capacity – 3.3 tons
Water Capacity – 1880 Gallons
Boiler Pressure – 170 PSI
Tractive Effort – 20,804 lbf
Designer – William Pickersgill
