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Barry Railway Class A
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1888· class of 5 two-cylinder 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
Barry Railway Class A were the first steam tank engines to be built for the Barry Railway in South Wales and had an 0-6-0T wheel arrangement. They were designed by John Wolfe Barry and built by Sharp Stewart.
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 138 years ago, in 1888.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 44 years (1888–1932).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1888
- in service from
- 1888
- retired
- 1932
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- John Wolfe Barry
- operators
- Barry Railway Company, Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- weight
- 45.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18708237, Wikipedia: Barry Railway Class A (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.