#0638
Barry Railway Class C
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1889· class of 4 two-cylinder 2-4-0T locomotives, later rebuilt to 2-4-2T
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- 1. 20230307 - Dosbarth C - Rh 22 - 2-4-0T: Unknown· Public domain
what is it?
Barry Railway Class C were originally 2-4-0T steam locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. H. Hosgood 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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 41 years (1889–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889–1890
- in service from
- 1889
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- J. H. Hosgood
- operators
- Barry Railway Company, Great Western Railway, Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- weight
- 41.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4864641, Wikipedia: Barry Railway Class C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.