#0255· JGR 160
JGR Class 160
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1871· Japanese steam locomotive type
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JGR-160SL: 日本国有鉄道工作局-· Public domain
what is it?
The JGR Class 160 is a class of steam locomotive that was formerly operated in Japan.
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 155 years ago, in 1871.
- Served for 85 years (1872–1957).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1871–1874
- in service from
- 1872
- retired
- 1957
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- operators
- Government of Meiji Japan, Imperial Railway Board
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- length
- 7.5 m
- Dutch name
- JGR 160
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11421543, Wikipedia: JGR Class 160 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.