Barry Railway Class B1

what is it?

Barry Railway Class B1 were 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. H. Hosgood and built by Sharp, Stewart & Co., Vulcan Foundry and Société Franco-Belge. The locomotive, though similar to the B class, differed in having an increased tank capacity of 1,630 imp gal (7,400 L; 1,960 US gal) compared with the 1,400 imp gal (6,400 L; 1,700 US gal) of the B class.

who runs it

BRBarry Railway CompanyGreat Western RailwayBritish RailLCLilleshall CompanyNational Coal BoardWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 55.9 tin working order
• built 42made in total

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 136 years ago, in 1890.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 67 years (1890–1957).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1890–1900

in service from

1890

retired

1957

status

retired

number built

42

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sharp, Stewart and Company, Vulcan Foundry, Société Franco-Belge

designer

J. H. Hosgood

operators

Barry Railway Company, Great Western Railway, British Rail, Lilleshall Company, National Coal Board, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

0-6-2T

weight

55.9 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.