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South Devon Railway Tornado class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1854· class of 4 British broad-gauge 0-6-0ST locomotives
what is it?
The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0ST broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required. They were ordered by Evans and Geach who were contracted to operate the railway's locomotives.
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 172 years ago, in 1854.
- Served for 31 years (1854–1885).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1854
- in service from
- 1854
- retired
- 1885
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Vulcan Foundry
- designer
- Daniel Gooch
- operators
- South Devon Railway, Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 2,134 mm broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7567052, Wikipedia: South Devon Railway Tornado class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.