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H&BR Class G3

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยทbuilt by Yorkshire Engine Companyยท from 1901ยท class of 16 British 0-6-0T locomotives

what is it?

The Hull and Barnsley Railway Class G3, classified as Class J75 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 16made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
  • 9.8 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 48 years (1901โ€“1949).

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

spec sheet

built
1901โ€“1908
in service from
1901
retired
1949
status
retired
number built
16
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom
builders
Yorkshire Engine Company, Kitson and Company
designer
Matthew Stirling
operators
North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed
โ€”
power
โ€”
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
9.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5627785, Wikipedia: H&BR Class G3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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