Peckett W4 class

what is it?

The Peckett W4 class is a class of 0-4-0 ST steam locomotives built by Peckett and Sons at the Atlas Works factory in Bristol, England from 1885 to 1906. 140 Peckett W4 locomotives were built in total, and they were part of a family of six W-class locomotive engines (W2 through W7), which featured cylinders 14 inches (360 mm) in diameter. The W4 class has a piston stroke of 20 in (508 mm), driving wheels with a diameter of 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1,003 mm) and a wheelbase of 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m).

base stats

• built 140made in total

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 141 years ago, in 1885.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1885–1906

number built

140

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Peckett and Sons

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-0ST

length

5.5 m

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