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NBR 141 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Cowlairs railway works· from 1869· class of 2 British 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The NBR 141 Class consisted of two steam 2-4-0 locomotives built by the North British Railway (NBR) in 1869. They were the direct antecedents of the NBR 224 Class 4-4-0.
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 157 years ago, in 1869.
- Served for 46 years (1869–1915).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1869
- in service from
- 1869
- retired
- 1915
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Cowlairs railway works
- designer
- Thomas Wheatley
- operators
- North British Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17985058, Wikipedia: NBR 141 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.