Background
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The class were powerful locomotives for their time and the design was "an archetype for heavy goods engines in Scotland as well as Southern England," but in other respects were Stroudley's least successful design, suffering from poor steaming. Within a decade of their introduction the class was being replaced by his C1 class 0-6-0 design of 1882–87 on the heaviest trains. Nevertheless, they proved to be reliable locomotives and survived for nearly thirty years on secondary freight duties. Members of the class were withdrawn between 1901 and 1904.
Locomotive summary
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C class fleet summary
Original Number
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Built
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Re-number
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Date re-numbered
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Withdrawal
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77
|
March 1873
|
401
|
June 1880
|
June 1902
|
78
|
March 1873
|
402
|
June 1880
|
June 1902
|
79
|
April 1873
|
403
|
June 1880
|
June 1902
|
80
|
May 1873
|
404
|
June 1880
|
January 1903
|
81
|
June 1873
|
405
|
June 1880
|
June 1902
|
82
|
July 1873
|
406
|
August 1880
|
March 1903
|
83
|
December 1871
|
407
|
September 1880
|
August 1901
|
84
|
December 1871
|
408
|
September 1880
|
January 1902
|
85
|
June 1873
|
409
|
October 1882
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November 1902
|
86
|
July 1873
|
410
|
March 1883
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November 1902
|
87
|
October 1873
|
411
|
March 1883
|
November 1902
|
88
|
October 1873
|
412
|
March 1883
|
June 1902
|
89
|
October 1873
|
413
|
April 1883
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December 1903
|
90
|
November 1873
|
414
|
May 1883
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December 1903
|
91
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March 1874
|
415
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September 1883
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July 1904
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92
|
April 1874
|
416
|
September 1883
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June 1902
|
93
|
June 1874
|
417
|
September 1883
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November 1902
|
94
|
September 1874
|
418
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September 1883
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July 1904
|
95
|
November 1874
|
419
|
September 1883
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July 1904
|
96
|
November 1874
|
420
|
September 1883
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December 1904
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References
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