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Rhymney Railway R class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1907· class of 15 British 0-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The Rhymney R class was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive introduced into traffic in 1907 designed by the railway's engineer Hurry Riches. These were substantial sized tank locomotives, and weighed 67 long tons (75 short tons; 68 t) (62 long tons or 69 short tons or 63 t after rebuilding) and were 37 feet (11.28 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 119 years ago, in 1907.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1907–1921
- retired
- 1957
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company, Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited, Beyer, Peacock and Company
- 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 Q7321663, Wikipedia: Rhymney Railway R class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.