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NLR Class 75

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Bow railway works· from 1879· class of 30 British 0-6-0T locomotives

NLR Class 75, photo 1 of 6
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what is it?

The North London Railway Class 75 is a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Thirty were built to a design by J. C. Park from 1879 to 1905. They were designed for shunting the NLR's docks and were very compact but powerful engines.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 30made 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 147 years ago, in 1879.

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

spec sheet

built
1879–1905
retired
1960
status
preserved
number built
30
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Bow railway works
designer
J. C. Park
operators
North London Railway, London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q12064196, Wikipedia: NLR Class 75 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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