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Rhymney Railway M class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1904· class of 6 British 0-6-2T locomotives
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1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Rhymney Railway 108 (Railway Magazine, 100, October 1905): Unknown – credited to 'Photochrom' agency Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
what is it?
The Rhymney Railway M class was a class of 0-6-2T tank locomotive introduced into traffic on the Rhymney Railway in 1904. These were substantial sized tank engines, and weighed 66 long tons (74 short tons; 67 t) (64 long tons or 72 short tons or 65 tonnes after rebuilding) and were 36 feet 9 inches (11.20 m) in length. There were six locos in the class.
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 122 years ago, in 1904.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 47 years (1904–1951).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1904
- in service from
- 1904
- retired
- 1951
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company
- designer
- Richard Jenkins
- operators
- Rhymney Railway, Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
- length
- 11 m
- weight
- 63 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7321661, Wikipedia: Rhymney Railway M class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.