#0003
Killingworth locomotives
built by George Stephenson· from 1814· early experimental steam locomotives
what is it?
George Stephenson built a number of experimental steam locomotives to work in the Killingworth Colliery between 1814 and 1826.
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 212 years ago, in 1814.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1814
- number built
- —
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- George Stephenson
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,422 mm narrow gauge
- weight
- 6.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2664354, Wikipedia: Killingworth locomotives (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.