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South Devon Railway Remus class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Avonside Engine Company· from 1866· class of 2 British broad-gauge 0-6-0ST locomotives
what is it?
The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0ST broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway, England. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains. The two Remus class locomotives were similar to the Dido class but with slightly larger wheels.
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 160 years ago, in 1866.
- Served for 26 years (1866–1892).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1866
- in service from
- 1866
- retired
- 1892
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Avonside Engine Company
- operators
- South Devon Railway, Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 2,140 mm Brunel broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7567051, Wikipedia: South Devon Railway Remus class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.