Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 (15189, 55189)
Bo'ness, West Lothian, UK 		Location: Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 @ 19:03:44 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 (LMS Number No. 15189), will be making a return visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for their Cotsworld Festival of Steam from the 23rd to 25th of May 2026.
Posted: Oct 6, 2025 @ 06:10:05 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 (LMS Number No. 15189) will be visiting the ALSTOM Glasgow Traincare Depot at Polmadie in Glasgow for their depot open day being held on the 12th of October 2025. This is bit of a homecoming for the locomotive as No. 15189 was shedded at Polmadie depot from 1952 to 1959 during the days of British Railways where it worked suburban passenger traffic and station pilot duties in and around Glasgow Central.
Posted: Sep 20, 2025 @ 15:09:46 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419, has been unveiled in its new LMS Crimson lake Maroon livery with its LMS Number No. 15189, for the first time since the early 1920s and in preservation. The now No. 15189 will return to traffic at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway following its repaint along with intermediate boiler that had been carried out work.
Posted: Mar 17, 2025 @ 13:03:50 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 (55189), is being repainted from its BR Lined Black livery into LMS Crimson lake Maroon livery with its LMS Number No. 15189, for the first time in preservation.
Posted: Nov 6, 2024 @ 12:11:30 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419), is visiting the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway for the first time for a special photo charter over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of November 2024, to recreate a near classic Scottish Highland branch line scene from the 1950s and early 1960s.
Posted: Oct 7, 2024 @ 14:10:30 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419), is located at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway at Bo’ness in West Lothian, Scotland which is its home and the base for its owners the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.
Posted: Oct 4, 2024 @ 12:10:02 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419), is located back home at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway at Bo’ness in West Lothian, Scotland, as it was only down at the Spa Valley Railway for a visit for their Scottish Steam Up Event at the end of August 2024.
Posted: Jul 26, 2024 @ 05:07:11 by Russell Newman
During her visit down the south of the UK, the sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419), will visit the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway for the first time as their third visiting locomotive for their first ever Steam Gala Weekend from the 13th to 15th of September 2024.
Posted: Jul 10, 2024 @ 14:07:23 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419), is making a return visit to the Spa Valley Railway in Kent, to help celebrate fellow former Caledonian Railway 812 Class Standard 0-6-0 Goods No. 828’s 125th birthday, which will see the two sole surviving operational Caledonian Railway steam locomotives operating once again together in the South of England with their distinctive Caley barks for a rare opportunity to see them working together on two weekends from Friday the 30th & Saturday 31st of August and the 7th & 8th September 2024.
Posted: Nov 8, 2023 @ 15:11:39 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419) is in need of a new Westinghouse Air Pump as its own original one has suffered serious frost damage several decades ago and was weld repaired at the time. The pump’s condition has now deteriorated to the extent it now requires replacement. A new replacement complete Westinghouse pump of the correct type in good condition, together with a substantial amount of spare parts, has been found in the United States of America, and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society are appealling to raise £6,000 to help cover the purchase and related shipping costs to bring it to the UK. Details for this appeal can be found on the Scottish Railway Preservation Society’s Steam Website and on their social media pages along with the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway’s social media pages too.
Posted: Aug 16, 2023 @ 05:08:37 by Russell Newman
For the first time ever the sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 55189 (419) is visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as their fouth visiting locomotive at their 50th Anniversary Steam Gala from the 21st to 24th of September 2023. I will also be the first time that a 0-4-4T Steam locomotive has ever worked along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in prservation then.
Posted: Mar 18, 2023 @ 15:03:15 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 is to be repainted into British Railways lined Black livery as No. 55189 for a second time in preservation this year for a limited time only. The repaint into BR livery will only last a year in service as the now No. 55189 is to visit the Strathspey Railway for a photo charter event on the 24th and 25th of April 2023 and also a number of other events during the year.
Posted: May 9, 2022 @ 03:05:29 by Jack Spencer
After a very successful visit to the Battlefield Line, 419 will be returning to the line hauling regular services until September.
Posted: Mar 24, 2022 @ 16:03:57 by Russell Newman
While down south of the UK this year, the ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 will visit the West Somerset Railway for the very first time for their Spring Steam Gala from the 5th to 8th of May 2022.
Posted: Mar 12, 2022 @ 12:03:03 by Russell Newman
Before and after its visit to the Spa Valley Railway ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 will visit the Battlefield Line Railway over the weekend in March 2022 from the 27th to 28th and then over the Easter weekend from the 16th to 18th of April 2022.
Posted: Feb 17, 2022 @ 14:02:33 by Russell Newman
The ex Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T No. 419 is to visit the Spa Valley Railway for the first time to join fellow ex Caledonian Railway 812 Class Standard 0-6-0 Goods No. 828 from the Strathspey Railway for their Scottish Steam Up weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2022. Which this will be the first time the two Scottish locomotives have ever worked together in the South East of the UK.
Posted: Jun 24, 2021 @ 14:06:06 by Russell Newman
Due to Mechanical problems ex Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 will now not be visiting the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for their Railway Rally event sadly.
Posted: Jun 12, 2021 @ 13:06:03 by Russell Newman
The former Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 is set to visit the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for the very first time. Where it will take part in their Railway Rally Event from from the 25th to the 28th of June 2021.
Posted: May 29, 2019 @ 05:05:54 by Russell Newman
Sadly due to problems during its visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway the visit of No. 419 to the Epping Ongar Railway has had to be cancelled. No. 419 is to return home to the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway for repairs.
Posted: Mar 21, 2019 @ 14:03:00 by Russell Newman
No. 419 will visit the Epping Ongar Railway in Essex for the first time on its tour of preserved railways south of Scotland. Where the ex Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T will star at their Summer Steam Gala on the weekend of June 7th to 9th 2019.
Posted: Feb 27, 2019 @ 13:02:15 by Russell Newman
Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 tour around the UK keeps on going as its just been announced that the locomotive is to visit the North Norfolk Railway to be the star at their Spring Steam Gala on the 5th to 7th of April 2019.
Posted: Feb 26, 2019 @ 13:02:16 by Adam Tandy
It has been announced that 419 will be visiting the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for their Cotswold Festival of Steam on the weekend of May 25th-27th 2019.
Posted: Feb 19, 2019 @ 09:02:06 by Russell Newman
Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 is to travel much further South of the UK in March as the locomotive will visit the Swanage Railway in Dorset for the very first time. To be one of the big star locomotives along side visiting LNER A3 Pacific No. 60103 "Flying Scotsman" at their Spring Steam Up event from March 29th to 31st 2019. As well as running on service trains at the Swanage Railway on the weekends of March 16th to 17th and 27th to 28th.
Posted: Feb 11, 2019 @ 12:02:22 by Russell Newman
After its visit to the Churnet Valley Railway No. 419 will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the very first time to star at their Spring Steam Gala on the weekend of the 8th to 10th of March 2019.
Posted: Jan 24, 2019 @ 05:01:05 by Russell Newman
Ex Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 is coming south of the border for the first time since 1982 for its first ever visit to the Churnet Valley Railway. No. 419 is to star at their Winter Steam Gala on the weekend of February 23rd and 24th 2019. Replacing a unavailable GWR Manor No.7827 "Lydham Manor".
Posted: Oct 4, 2018 @ 13:10:12 by Russell Newman
The overhaul of former Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No. 419 has officially been completed and the locomotive has been painted in the light Blue livery of the Caledonian Railway. The locomotive will to under go test runs before it makes its public debut at the Bo ness and Kinneil Railways Autumn Steam Gala on the 2nd to 4th of November 2018.
Posted: May 25, 2009 @ 07:05:03 by
419 has been the flagship locomotive of the SRPS (along with Maude) since preservation and has appeared in the beautiful deep blue livery of the Caledonian Railway, which has made it an icon in the local area.