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GWR 378 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1866· class of 30 British 2-2-2 locomotives
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what is it?
The GWR 378 Class (also known as the Sir Daniel Class) was a class of 30 standard-gauge 2-2-2 steam locomotives on the Great Western Railway in Britain. They were introduced in 1866, and the class remained intact until 1898. Several were altered to the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, and the last was withdrawn from service in 1920.
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 160 years ago, in 1866.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 38 years (1866–1904).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1866–1869
- in service from
- 1866
- retired
- 1904
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Swindon Works
- designer
- Joseph Armstrong
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
- weight
- 29.5 t
- nicknames
- Sir Daniel
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514947, Wikipedia: GWR 378 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.