#1919
Manila Railroad 170 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1921· Philippine steam locomotive class from 1922
what is it?
The Manila Railroad 170 class were ten 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives operated by the Manila Railroad Company (MRR), predecessor of the Philippine National Railways. They were built alongside the 2-10-2 Santa Fe-type Manila Railroad 200 class by the American Locomotive Company at its Brooks facility between 1921 and 1922. During its service at the MRR, it carried passenger trains on the South Main Line between Manila and the Bicol Region.
who runs it
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 105 years ago, in 1921.
- 1.5 MW is about 17 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 24.4 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1921–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1921
- in service from
- 1921
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Brooks Locomotive Works
- operators
- Philippine National Railways
- top speed
- 129 km/h
- power
- 1.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
- length
- 24.4 m
- weight
- 83 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q105320798, Wikipedia: Manila Railroad 170 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.