GWR 5100 Class

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) GWR 5100 Class (known as the 3100 class between 1912 and 1927) was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotives. It was the first of a series of broadly similar classes used principally for suburban passenger services.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 76.2 tin working order
• built 40made 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 123 years ago, in 1903.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏12.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 56 years (1903–1959).

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

spec sheet

built

1903

in service from

1903

retired

1959

status

retired

number built

40

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Swindon Works

designer

George Jackson Churchward

operators

Great Western Railway, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

2-6-2T

length

12.5 m

weight

76.2 t

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