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GWR No. 12
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sentinel Waggon Works· from 1926· Class of 1 British geared tank locomotive
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hugh llewelyn 6515 (5669344720): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. No.12 GWR 4wVBT (Sentinel) at Wainhill (7963470970): Justin Foulger from UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
GWR No. 12 is a Sentinel geared steam locomotive which was built for the Great Western Railway and delivered in 1926. Its Sentinel works number is 6515.
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926
- retired
- 1958
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sentinel Waggon Works
- designer
- Sentinel Waggon Works
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0 geared tank
- weight
- 20 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5515041, Wikipedia: GWR No. 12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.