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G&SWR 103 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn· from 1855· class of 2 British 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 103 class was a class of two 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed in 1855. They were Patrick Stirling's first 0-6-0 design for the railway.
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 171 years ago, in 1855.
- Served for 16 years (1855–1871).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1855
- in service from
- 1855
- retired
- 1871
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn
- designer
- Patrick Stirling
- operators
- Glasgow and South Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5511833, Wikipedia: G&SWR 103 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.