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G&SWR 105 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn· from 1856· class of 4 British 0-4-2 locomotives
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 105 class was a class of four 0-4-2 steam locomotives designed in 1856.
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 170 years ago, in 1856.
- Served for 31 years (1856–1887).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1856
- in service from
- 1856
- retired
- 1887
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- 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
- 0-4-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5511834, Wikipedia: G&SWR 105 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.