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Rhymney Railway P class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1909· class of 8 British 0-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The Rhymney Railway P class was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive introduced into traffic in 1909 designed by the Rhymney Railway's engineer C. T. Hurry Riches. These were substantial sized tank locomotives, weighed 60 long tons (67.2 short tons; 61.0 t) (59 long tons or 66.1 short tons or 59.9 t after rebuilding) and were 35 feet 0 inches (10.67 m) in length.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1921
- retired
- 1955
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company, Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited
- designer
- C. T. Hurry Riches
- operators
- Rhymney Railway, Great Western Railway, British Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7321662, Wikipedia: Rhymney Railway P class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.