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Taff Vale Railway O2 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1899· class of 9 British 0-6-2T locomotives
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what is it?
The Taff Vale Railway O2 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1899.
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 127 years ago, in 1899.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 29 years (1899–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1899
- in service from
- 1899
- retired
- 1928
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- designer
- Tom Hurry Riches
- operators
- Taff Vale Railway, Great Western Railway, National Coal Board
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
- weight
- 62 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7674948, Wikipedia: Taff Vale Railway O2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.