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G&SWR 279 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1913· class of 15 British 0-6-0 locomotives
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- 1. G&SWR 279 Class No. 300: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) 279 class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Peter Drummond, of which 15 were built in 1913 by the North British Locomotive Company at its Queen's Park works.
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).
- 16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 20 years (1913–1933).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1933
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- 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
- 0-6-0
- length
- 16.5 m
- weight
- 57.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q55612166, Wikipedia: G&SWR 279 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.