Dinorwic Quarry No. 70 "Caledonia"

Dinorwic Quarry No. 70 "Caledonia"
Caledonia at Hollycombe.
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Well Tank Engine (Barclay E Class)
Gauge:	2ft (610 mm) (formerly 1 ft 10 3⁄4 in (578 mm)
Status:	Under Overhaul as of 2024.
History -
Name:	Caledonia
Former Names:	No.70
Livery:	Deep Blue, yellow and red lining.
Sibling Locomotives:	Talyllyn Railway No.6 'Douglas', Penrhyn Quarry Railway's 'Glyder', Other Barclay E Class Well Tanks.
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Andrew Barclay & Sons & Co.
(b/n) Builder's No.	1995
Build Date:	1931
Service:
Operator:	Hollycombe Steam Collection
Former Operators:	County of Durham, UK Dinorwic Slate Quarry
Railway:	Hollycombe Steam Railway
Former Railways:	Burnhope Reservoir Railway Dinorwic Quarry Railway
No.	70
Classification:	Andrew Barclay 'E' Class.
Years in Operation:	1931 - 1937 1937 - 1962 1970s - 1990s
Disposition:	Preserved
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	0-4-0WT
UIC-Classification:	B
Axle No.	2

Caledonia is an 0-4-0 well tank locomotive.

History

Caledonia (No.70) was built by Andrew Barclay & Sons in 1931 as builders number 1995 for use on the Burnhope Reservoir Railway which was operated by the county of Durham to construct a dam to flood the Burnhope Burn Valley, this project finished in 1937 and No.70 as it was called then was sold to the Dinorwic Slate Quarry in North Wales. It operated at the quarry until 1962 when it was sold to the Hollycombe Steam Collection where it operated for a while. It is currently under overhaul due to return to Hollycombe soon. The boiler is at the Severn Valley Railway.

Preserved steam locomotives in Hampshire
Museum	Milestones Museum	War Department Woolmer
Heritage Railways	Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line)	SR BR No. 35005 Canadian Pacific • SR BR No. 34105 Swanage • LMS No. 41312 • BR No. 73096 Merlin • S&DJR No. 88 • SR No. 925 Cheltenham • BR No. 80150 • SR No. 850 Lord Nelson • BR No. 75079 • Kilmersdon Colliery Kilmersdon • NCB No. 6 Linda (Thomas) • SR No. 828 • LSWR No. 506 • LSWR No. 499 • SR DS1580
	Hollycombe Steam Collection	Chatham Dockyard No. 50 Commander B • Dinorwic Quarry No. 38 Jerry M • Hollycombe Collection Coco • BR Grafton No. 2953 • Scout Moor Tramway Excelsior • Dinorwic Quarry No. 70 Caledonia