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Harman geared locomotive
built by Alfred Harman from Melbourne· from 1927· Australian steam locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Harman geared locomotive built for the State Forestry Commission of Victoria in 1927: Unknown photographer· Public domain
- 2. Gearbox of Harman geared locomotive built for the State Forestry Commission of Victoria in 1927: Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The Harman geared locomotive was a geared steam locomotive by Alfred Harman from Melbourne in Australia.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1927
- in service from
- 1927
- number built
- —
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- Alfred Harman from Melbourne
- designer
- Alfred Harman from Melbourne
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- weight
- 18 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q48988563, Wikipedia: Harman geared locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.