#0173
G&SWR 45 Class 2-2-2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kilmarnock Locomotive Works· from 1865· class of 11 British 2-2-2 locomotives
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 45 class was a class of eleven 2-2-2 steam locomotives designed in 1865, an enlarged version of his 40 class intended for express passenger duties.
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 161 years ago, in 1865.
- Served for 22 years (1865–1887).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1865–1868
- in service from
- 1865
- retired
- 1887
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kilmarnock Locomotive Works
- designer
- Patrick Stirling
- operators
- Glasgow and South Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5511847, Wikipedia: G&SWR 45 Class 2-2-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.