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Furness Railway K1 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1890· class of 4 British 4-4-0 locomotives
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what is it?
The Furness Railway 120 class (classified K1 by Bob Rush) or "Seagulls", were a class of four 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built by Sharp, Stewart and Company of Glasgow for the Furness Railway in 1890.
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 136 years ago, in 1890.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 37 years (1890–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1890
- in service from
- 1890
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- W. F. Pettigrew
- operators
- Furness Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 36.6 t
- nicknames
- Seagulls
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5509660, Wikipedia: Furness Railway K1 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.