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Townsend Hook

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co.· from 1880· preserved British narrow gauge locomotive

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Townsend Hook Betchworth Hall: Ninja Scaley ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Townsend Hook at Tywyn Wharf - 2016-07-02: Voice of Clam· Public domain

what is it?

Townsend Hook is a 3 ft 2+1⁄4 in (972 mm) gauge Fletcher, Jennings & Co. 0-4-0T steam locomotive built in 1880 for the Dorking Greystone Lime Co. as works no.

who runs it

Dorking Greystone Lime Co.

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 146 years ago, in 1880.
Served for 72 years (1880–1952).

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

spec sheet

built: 1880
in service from: 1880
retired: 1952
status: preserved
number built: 2
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Fletcher, Jennings & Co.
operators: Dorking Greystone Lime Co.
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7830178, Wikipedia: Townsend Hook (locomotive) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.