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G&SWR 381 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1903· class of British 4-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The G&SWR 381 Class were the first 4-6-0 locomotives built for the Glasgow & South Western Railway. 17 members were constructed between 1903 and 1911 under CME James Manson to power the G&SWR's connecting express from the Midland Railway between Carlisle and Glasgow.
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 123 years ago, in 1903.
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1903–1910
- retired
- 1933
- status
- retired
- number built
- 17
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company
- designer
- James Manson
- operators
- Glasgow and South Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 19.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q141633621, Wikipedia: G&SWR 381 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.