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Colegio Internacional Meres in Asturias, Spain, and Horizon International School in Dubai became part of Cognita in February 2022. Dunalastair Schools in Chile joined in May 2022 , followed by a strategic alliance with Colegio Olinca in Mexico City marking Cognita's first entry to Mexico.
The Caledonian Railway 721 Class (known as the "Dunalastair" class) was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by John F. McIntosh for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1896. [1]
These were the Caledonian's last express passenger locomotives, and technically, the last of the Dunalastair series, and were unofficially dubbed, Dunalastair V. [ citation needed ] Numbering
Dunalastair (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Alastair, meaning "fort of Alexander") is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands, in Perthshire, Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is 18 miles west of the town of Pitlochry , lying along the River Tummel between Tummel Bridge to the east and Kinloch Rannoch to the west, and incorporates part of Dunalastair Water .
McIntosh's most famous design is the Dunalastair Class 4-4-0. [3] Other designs include: Caledonian Railway 19, 92 and 439 classes 0-4-4T (2P) Caledonian Railway 29 & 782 classes 0-6-0T (3F) Caledonian Railway 498 Class 0-6-0T (2F) Caledonian Railway 104 Class 0-4-4T (1P) Caledonian Railway 781 Class 0-4-0T; Caledonian Railway 492 Class 0-8-0T (4F)
In an effort to avoid these requirements, McIntosh designed a large 4-6-0 based on his 'Dunalastair' series of 4-4-0s. Two locomotives were built in 1903, and immediately became the Caledonian's flagship locomotives.
Only the family vault at Dunalastair is still in the possession of the family of Struan; however, many modern properties have been added to the clan land. The title Baron of Struan is still transferred through Dunalastair. [7]
Table of locomotives, 652 Class Year Quantity CR Nos. Builder Builders No. LMS Nos. BR Nos. Notes 1908: 8: 652–659: CR, St. Rollox: Y087-Y086: 17629–17636