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Engine No. 191 4-6-0. One of a series of powerful engines of the 4-6-0 or ten-wheel type built at Glasgow, and although not the first of the 4-6-0 variety to be used on the Caledonian Railway, they are the first of this type on this line to have the cylinders placed outside. These engines are intended for mixed traffic working over the Callander and Oban line, which has several long and steep grades and many severe curves. The engine and tender in working order weigh 100 1/2 tons. L.M.&S. Railway Caledonian Section.

Locomotive 2300, 4-6-2 Type. The first of the latest series of Pacific type heavy passenger engines designed by the Railway Company, and built at their Angus Shops in Montreal. These locomotives haul the Trans-Canada Limited, and other fast trains, and are the most powerful of their type in service in Canada. The maximuin tractive effort is 42,600 lbs., and the total weight of the engine and tender in working order is 490,000 lbs. These are two-cylinder simple locomotives, using a high degree of superheat with improved Walschaert Valve Gear. Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

Engine No. 2290 0-10-0. This 0-10-0 tender, or Decapod type locomotive built at Derby was used for banking trains up the celebrated "Lickey Incline", one of the longest and steepest inclines in England, situated on the main line between Birmingham and Gloucester. The chief features are four simple cylinders in connection with ten coupled wheels, and is unique in being the first of this type to be built in England. The total weight of engine and tender in working order is 105 1/4 tons.