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Festiniog Railway Little Wonder
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by George England and Company· from 1869· class of 1 British 0-4-4-0T Fairlie locomotives
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ffestiniog PDold 5: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Roberto Francis Fairlie (1831-1885) Ferro-carriles o no ferro-carriles (1872). Via estrecha, economia con eficacia. contra via ancha, gasto con v. despilfarro. 'Little Wonder', p. 97: Roberto Francis Fairlie (1831-1885) Ferro-carriles o no ferro-carriles (1872). Via estrecha, economia con eficacia. contra via ancha, gasto con v. despilfarro.· Public domain
what is it?
The Festiniog Railway Little Wonder was a 0-4-4-0T steam locomotive built by George England for the Ffestiniog Railway in 1869.
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 13 years (1869–1882).
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
- 1882
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- George England and Company
- operators
- Ffestiniog Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 597 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-4-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5445688, Wikipedia: Festiniog Railway Little Wonder (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.