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G&SWR 86 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn· from 1852· class of 10 British 0-4-0 locomotives

what is it?

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 86 class was a class of ten 0-4-0 steam locomotives designed in 1852.

base stats

  • built 10made 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 174 years ago, in 1852.

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

spec sheet

built
1852–1872
retired
1873
status
retired
number built
10
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
R. & W. Hawthorn
designer
Peter Robertson
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5511853, Wikipedia: G&SWR 86 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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