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Manila Railway V class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kerr, Stuart and Company· from 1905· class of two 0-6-0T tank locomotives in the Philippines
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- 1. Tutubanrailwaystationjf1188 06: Ramon FVelasquez· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Manila Railway V class are a class of two 0-6-0 side tank locomotives built in 1905 by Kerr, Stuart and Company. They were operated by the Manila Railway and the Manila Railroad Companies until 1956. One locomotive survives today on display in front of Tutuban station in Tondo, Manila.
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 121 years ago, in 1905.
- Served for 51 years (1905–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1905
- in service from
- 1905
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kerr, Stuart and Company
- operators
- Manila Railroad Company, Manila Railway Company
- top speed
- 34 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q124328478, Wikipedia: Manila Railway V class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.