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Port Talbot Railway 0-8-2T (Cooke)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1899· class of 2 two-cylinder 0-8-2T locomotives

what is it?

The Cooke 0-8-2T were two 0-8-2T steam tank locomotives built in 1899 for the Port Talbot Railway (PTR), South Wales. Their PTR numbers were 20 and 21 and they became Great Western Railway (GWR) nos. 1378 and 1379 in 1922.

who runs it

Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company Great Western Railway

base stats

built 2made 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 127 years ago, in 1899.
Served for 30 years (1899–1929).

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

spec sheet

built: 1899
in service from: 1899
retired: 1929
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
operators: Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company, Great Western Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-2T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7230971, Wikipedia: Port Talbot Railway 0-8-2T (Cooke) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.