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Highland Railway O Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Highland Railway· from 1878· class of 3 British 2-4-0T (later 4-4-0T) locomotives
what is it?
The Highland Railway O Class locomotives were built as 2-4-0T tank engines, but were soon rebuilt as 4-4-0Ts. They were designed by David Jones for Scottish Railway companies and three were built at the company's Lochgorm Works in 1878 and 1879.
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 148 years ago, in 1878.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 55 years (1878–1933).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1878–1879
- in service from
- 1878
- retired
- 1933
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Highland Railway
- designer
- David Jones
- operators
- Highland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0T (rebuilt as 4-4-0T)
- weight
- 36.6 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5759074, Wikipedia: Highland Railway O Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.