#0802
LSWR G6 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by London and South Western Railway· from 1894· class of 34 two-cylinder 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
The LSWR G6 class was an 0-6-0T tank locomotive designed by William Adams for the London and South Western Railway.
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 132 years ago, in 1894.
- 9.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 68 years (1894–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1894–1900
- in service from
- 1894
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 34
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- London and South Western Railway, Nine Elms Locomotive Works
- designer
- William Adams
- operators
- London and South Western Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- length
- 9.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460074, Wikipedia: LSWR G6 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.