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Barry Railway Class E
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited· from 1889· class of 5 two-cylinder 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
Barry Railway Class E were 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. H. Hosgood and built by Hudswell Clarke. The locomotive was designed for light shunting duties at the docks.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 60 years (1889–1949).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889–1891
- in service from
- 1889
- retired
- 1949
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited
- designer
- J. H. Hosgood
- operators
- Barry Railway Company, Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 27.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4864643, Wikipedia: Barry Railway Class E (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.