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Furness Railway No. 3
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy· from 1846· preserved British 0-4-0 locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. FR engine No.3 'Old Coppernob': Unknown (Life time: Uknown)· Public domain
- 2. Furness Railway locomotive no. 3: James E. Petts· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Furness Railway No.3, nicknamed "Old Coppernob", is a preserved English steam locomotive. It acquired its nickname because of the copper cladding to its dome-shaped "haystack" firebox.
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 180 years ago, in 1846.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 54 years (1846–1900).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1846
- in service from
- 1846
- retired
- 1900
- status
- preserved
- number built
- —
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Bury, Curtis and Kennedy
- operators
- Furness Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
- weight
- 19.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5509663, Wikipedia: Furness Railway No. 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.