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Cambrian Railways Jones Class 89 0-6-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1903· class of 16 British 0-6-0 locomotives

what is it?

The Cambrian Railways Class 89s were 0-6-0 tender locomotives introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they became Great Western Railway class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 15made in total

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 123 years ago, in 1903.
  • Served for 51 years (1903–1954).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1903–1919
in service from
1903
retired
1954
status
retired
number built
15
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Beyer, Peacock and Company, Robert Stephenson and Company
designer
Herbert Jones
operators
Cambrian Railways, Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5025298, Wikipedia: Cambrian Railways Jones Class 89 0-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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