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L&YR Barton Wright 0-6-2T
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1877· British steam locomotive class (1877–1960s)
what is it?
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Barton Wright 0-6-2T were tank engines introduced by Barton Wright between 1877 and 1883. This was the first use of the 0-6-2T type in Britain.
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 149 years ago, in 1877.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1877–1883
- number built
- 82
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Dübs and Company
- designer
- William Barton Wright
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
- weight
- 52.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q85775248, Wikipedia: L&YR Barton Wright 0-6-2T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.