NSR G class

what is it?

The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) G Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by John H. Adams, third son of William Adams. The G Class was the first 4-4-0 class of locomotive designed for the NSR, and they superseded older 2-4-0s on the heaviest passenger traffic expresses on the railway between Crewe and Llandudno non-stop. The NSR introduced bogie stock to this route in 1906, resulting in much heavier trains.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 47.8 tin working order
• built 4made 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 116 years ago, in 1910.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏9.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built

1910

retired

1933

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Stoke railway works

designer

John Henry Adams

operators

North Staffordshire Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

length

9.1 m

weight

47.8 t

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