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Rhymney Railway S class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Unknown builder· from 1908· steam locomotive
what is it?
The Rhymney Railway S class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives introduced into traffic in 1908 designed by the railway's engineer Hurry Riches. There were initially four locos in the class. A further 4 ‘S1’ locomotives with a larger boiler and higher tractive effort were built 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1908–1920
- retired
- 1954
- status
- retired
- number built
- 7
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Unknown builder
- designer
- C. T. Hurry Riches
- operators
- Rhymney Railway, Great Western Railway, British Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7321664, Wikipedia: Rhymney Railway S class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.