#0560
Manila Railway Manila class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hunslet Engine Company· from 1885· class of 5 0-4-0ST locomotives in the Philippines
what is it?
The Manila Railway Manila class of 1885 were a class of five 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotives built by the British manufacturer Hunslet Engine Company, and were the first locomotive class in Philippine service. Three of these locomotives were built as light-duty switchers for the Manila Tranvia system while two more were built for the Ferrocarril de Manila a Dagupan inter-city rail services in the 1890s. Manila, the fourth and flagship locomotive of the class, was sold to Bamban Sugar Central in 1927.
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 141 years ago, in 1885.
- Served for 41 years (1886–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1885
- in service from
- 1886
- retired
- 1927
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- operators
- Philippine National Railways
- top speed
- 32 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0ST (original)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q104836456, Wikipedia: Manila Railway Manila class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.