SR Z class

what is it?

The SR Z class was an 0-8-0T 3-cylinder tank engine designed by Richard Maunsell and intended for heavy shunting on the Southern Railway, the first eight entering into service in 1929. It was a successful design and would have been built in greater numbers, but an order for a further ten was cancelled in 1930 due to the reduction in freight traffic as a result of the Great Depression.

who runs it

Southern RailwayBritish RailSRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 72.1 tin working order
• built 8made 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 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏11.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 33 years (1929–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1929

in service from

1929

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

8

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Brighton Works

designer

Richard Maunsell

operators

Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-8-0T

length

11.9 m

weight

72.1 t

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