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G&SWR 131 and 137 Class 4-4-0
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1913· pair of classes of 6+6 British 4-4-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. G&SWR 131 Class 4-4-0 No. 131: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) 131 Class and 137 Class were two closely related classes of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Peter Drummond. A total of 12 locomotives were built between 1913 and 1915, with some constructed by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) at its Queens Park works and others by the G&SWR at its Kilmarnock works. Originally designated as the 131 and 137 classes, the locomotives were later renumbered and became known as the 331 and 325 classes respectively in 1919.
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 113 years ago, in 1913.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 24 years (1913–1937).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913–1915
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1937
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company, Kilmarnock Locomotive Works
- designer
- Peter Drummond
- operators
- Glasgow and South Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 62 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612165, Wikipedia: G&SWR 131 and 137 Class 4-4-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.