Comparison between various locos for
3', 2'6", and 2' gauges.


Part of the CLASIG narrow gauge web site.


3' gauge locos are in blue.
2'6" gauge locos are in black.
2' gauge locos are in red.
"Mythical" 2'6" locos for the C&BFT are in green.

Weights are in long tons.
Tractive Effort is in pounds.

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Wheel Arrangement Type Railway Class or Group Builder Year Total Weight Engine Weight Max. Axle Load Tractive Effort Length Overall Length Engine Coupled Wheel Base Coupled Wheel Dia Boiler Dia Boiler Centre Width Height Source
2-6-6-2 Mallet NdeM HR-01 Al 1934 145.5 96.4 (12.8) 41100       43"          
2-8-2   DRGW K-36 Ba 1925 127.7 83.5 (16.1) 36200 68' 0"   12' 3" 44" 6' 0" 7' 0"   13' 4"  
2-8-2   DRGW K-28 Al 1923 113.4 69.6 (12.7) 27540 62' 9"   12' 3" 44" 5' 4" 6' 6"   13' 4"  
2-6-6-2 Mallet-T Uin # 51-52 Ba 1926 109.8 109.8 (13.5) 42100       42"          
2-8-2   Uin # 30 Ba 1911 109.8 65.2   30300       40"          
2-8-2   EBT # 14-15 Ba 1912 109.3 67.0 (14.0) 27600       48"          
2-8-2   WPY # 70-73 Ba 1938 106.7 64.7 (12.1) 22722       44"          
2-8-2   DRGW K-27 Ba 1903 99.8 61.0 (12.1) 27000       40"          
2-8-2   SV # 19-20 Al 1920 90.2 57.1 (10.3) 23700       44"          
2-6+6-2 Meyer FCAB # 37 Kt 1912 89.5 89.5 12.9 25200 50' 3" 50' 3" 7' 0" 37.5" 4' 5" 6' 0" 8' 3" 12' 3" 1,4
2-6-6-0 Mallet JZ 92 He 1916 88.0 55.0                     4
2-8-2   FCAB # 161-170 HL 1912 86.7 49.5 10.5 23000 56' 7" 38' 11" 10' 7" 37.5" 4' 5" 5' 7" 8' 4" 11' 6" 1,4
2-8-2   JZ 85     86.7? 49?                      
2-10-2   FIRT   Mi   86.5                        
2-6+6-4 Meyer FCAB # 36 Kt 1908 85.0 85.0 10.7 25200 49' 7" 49' 7" 7' 0" 37.5"   5' 6" 8' 0" 11' 6" 1
2-6-6-2 Mallet JZ 93 Al   83.0 57.2 (7.8) 29200       36"         4
2-8-0   FCAB # 141-152 Hu 1908 74.1 44.5 11.4 19600 53' 1" 28' 2" 10' 7" 37.5" 4' 6" 5' 8" 8' 2" 11' 6" 1
2-8-0   FCAB # 45-50 Al 1908 71.9 43.7 10.5   49' 6" 27' 7" 10' 9" 37.5" 4' 8" 5' 8" 8' 2" 11' 2" 1
2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt VR G BP 1926 70.5 70.5 9.5 24650                 4
4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt SGR   BP 1956 70.0 70.0 5.0 24350                  
2-8-0   FCCAB # 517-518 Rg 1906 69.5 40.7 10.0   51' 8"   10' 7" 39"   5' 4" 8' 0" 12' 2" 1
2-6-2+2-6-2 Meyer NWR TS Kt 1928 68.5 68.5 8.5         30"          
2-8-4 Tank FCAB # 27-32 Kt 1911 68.4 68.4 11.9 23000 39' 1" 39' 1" 10' 7" 37.5"   5' 7" 8' 3" 11' 6" 1,4
2-8-2   SAR NG15 AFB 1949 67.8 36.6 6.7 18850 54' 4"     34"          
2-8-2   FCAB # 119-128 HL 1907 66.5 38.6 7.7   53' 5" 29' 9" 10' 7" 37.5" 4' 6" 5' 6" 8' 1" 11' 3" 1
4-8-0   FCAB # 91 Ca 1898 65.7 38.5     50' 11" 28' 0" 16' 0" 38" 4' 2" 5' 5" 7' 11" 12' 5" 1
2-8-0   FCAB # 99-108 Ba 1900 65.0 38.5 8.8   50' 9" 27' 6" 10' 7" 37.5" 4' 4" 5' 4" 8' 0" 12' 2" 1
2-8-2   FCAB # 109-112 Hu 1906 64.9 37.0 7.9 15300 53' 5" 31' 7" 10' 7" 37.5" 4' 5" 5' 6" 8' 1" 11' 0" 1
2-8-2   NWR ZE NW 1928 64.8 43.2 8.0   47' 11" 30' 9" 9' 9" 34" 4' 5" 6' 0"   10' 4"  
2-8-2   SV # 16-18 Ba 1915 63.3 49.3 (10.6) 23137       42"          
2-8-0   FCAB # 92-95 Ba 1889 63.1 36.1 (7.8)   46' 0" 26' 8" 10' 6" 37" 4' 2" 5' 5" 8' 0" 12' 8" 1
2-8-0   SGN # 34 Ba 1904   39.3   18800       37"          
2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt SAR NGG16     62.0 62.0   21553 48' 5" 48' 5" 6' 3" 33"          
4-6-4   Bar G NW 1928 61.2 38.5 7.0         42"          
2-8-2   Bar F NW 1927 61.0 38.2 6.7         34"          
2-10-2 Tank DR       60.0 60.0                     4
2-8-0   FCAB # 96-98 Ba 1892 59.7 32.7 (7.4)   50' 1" 27' 3" 9' 10" 37" 4' 2" 5' 6" 7' 10" 12' 6" 1
4-4-0   FCAB # 43-44 Ba 1895 59.3 32.5 (10.1)   45' 2" 25' 5" 9' 0" 43"   5' 9"   12' 9" 1
2-6-0   FCAB # 71-79 Ba 1889 57.5 30.4 (8.6)   46' 6" 26' 2" 15' 0" 42" 3' 9" 5' 6" 7' 11" 11' 5" 1
2-6-6-0 Mallet-T JZ       50.9 50.9 (7.5)         31.5"          
2-4-2   FCAB # 33-35 Ba 1886 50.5 23.5 (8.2)   48' 9" 25' 8" 5' 8" 48" 3' 6" 5' 10" 7' 10" 12' 0" 1
2-8-2     # 101-150 He 1926 50.1             31.5"          
2-8-0   DRGW 70 Ba 1881   30.4   17055 53' 3"   11' 9" 37" 4' 4" 5' 6" 12' 2"  
4-6-4 Tank CGR J1 Hu 1924 48.5 48.5 8.5         36"          
2-8-2     # 1-25 Ba 1926 47.0             31.5"          
4-6-4 Tank CGR J2 Hu 1908 46.0 46.0 8.5         36"          
0-8-2   OBB Mh   1906 45.1   8.0   38' 3"     36.2"          
2-6-2   NWR ZB WB 1928 44.5 28.5 6.2         34"          
2-6-0   DSPP # 69-74 Co 1883   27.8 (8.3) 12909 48' 0" 27' 11" 9' 6" 40" 4' 6" 6' 0" 8' 6" 14' 10" 8
4-6-0   FCAB # 51-62 RS 1876 44.2 26.0     44' 10" 25' 7" 11' 9" 36" 3' 5" 5' 3" 7' 0" 12' 6" 1
2-8-0   DRGW 60 Ba 1881   26.8   13800       36"          
4-6-0   EFDM # 40 - 42 Ba 1912 43.2 26.7 (6.6) 11125       38.5"          
2-8-4 Tank NWR A SS 1902 42.2 42.2 6.7         34"          
4-6-0   DRGW 47 NY 1889   25.2   11590 53' 3"   11' 6" 45" 3' 10" 5' 3"   12' 3"  
2-8-0   DRGW 56 Ba 1880   25.0   12450       36"          
2-8-0   EFDM # 66 Ba 1889 39.7 22.5 (5.0) 11200 31' 4" 21' 4" 9' 2" 34" 3' 5" 4' 7" 7' 7" 10' 4"  
0-6-4 Tank FCAB # 21-26 Hu 1907 39.3 39.3 11.8 14343 31' 2" 31' 2" 8' 0" 36"   5' 6"   10' 6" 1
2-4-0+0-4-2 Garratt CGR H1 BP 1930 39.0 39.0 7.0         30"          
2-8-4 Tank SatR A1 SS 1902 38.8 38.8 6.2   34' 10" 34' 10" 10' 4" 34" 3' 8" 5' 0" 7' 6" 10' 0" 2
4-6-0   DRGW 45.5 Ba 1882   23.8   10503       45"          
0-6-2 S-Tank FCAB # 10-11 Ba 1895 37.7 37.7     30' 1" 30' 1" 9' 0" 37" 3' 6" 5' 1" 7' 10" 11' 9" 1
0-8-0   USSR gr KM (O&K) 1947 37.0 25.6 6.4   39' 6" 24' 7" 9' 2" 31.5" 3' 7" 5' 1" 7' 7" 11' 1"  
2-6-2   ALC # 5 Li 1910   23.2 (5.9) 9800 41' 1" 22' 1" 7' 0" 36" 3' 6" 5' 7" 7' 8" 12' 0"  
0-10-0 T-Tank NGR # 5 DCB 1939   23.0     38' 6"   10' 9"            
4-8-4 Tank Bar B Ki 1905 36.2 36.2 5.0         30"          
0-6-4 Tank FCAB # 15-20 Hu 1906 36.1 36.1 9.0 14415 31' 3" 31' 3" 8' 0" 36" 3' 7" 5' 2" 8' 1" 10' 4" 1
2-6-2 Tank VR Na Ba 1898 35.0 35.2 9.3 12515 30' 8" 30' 8" 8' 0" 36" 3' 5" 5' 0" 8' 3" 10' 10" 5
4-2-4-2 Webb T FCAB # 18-19 RS 1884 35.0 35.0         8' 0" 36" 3' 5"       1
2-6-4 Tank C&BFT Kt 1896 34.9 34.9 6.4 12400 28' 10" 28' 10" 6' 7" 33" 3' 9" 5' 4" 8' 5" 10' 10"  
2-6-0   ORW # 7 Br 1883   21.2 (6.2)   46' 0" 26' 9" 10' 0" 37" 4' 0" 5' 3" 7' 6" 13' 5"  
0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt TGR K BP 1909 33.5 33.5 (8.4) 16290 32' 2" 32' 2" 4' 0" 31.5"          
4-4-0   ORW # 9-10 Br 1883   20.5 (6.9)   44' 6" 25' 6" 7' 6" 48" 3' 8" 5' 6" 7' 3" 12' 2"  
2-6-0   ALC # 6 Ba 1891   19.6 (5.6) 8900 43' 10" 23' 9" 11' 8" 37" 3' 3" 5' 0" 6' 9" 11' 0"  
2-6-0   BZC # 2 Br 1879   19.1     41' 3" 24' 6" 8' 9" 36" 3' 6" 5' 0" 7' 6" 11' 0"  
0-8-4 Tank Bar A Ki 1896 29.4 29.4 5.0 11088 29' 7" 29' 7" 8' 3" 30" 3' 9" 5' 0"   9' 11"  
2-6-0   DRGW 40 Ba 1878   17.8   7060       30"          
4-4-0   DRGW 42 Ba 1880   17.8   6380       45"          
0-6-0   DRGW   Po 1877   17.8   7060       36"          
0-4+4-0 Meyer BLPP Ind Bg 1953 28.5 28.5 (7.1)   23' 7" 23' 7" 3' 3" 24" 3' 8" 5' 3" 7' 0" 9' 8" 6
0-6-2 Tank OBB Uh   1928 28.1 28.1 8.0   26' 3" 26' 3"   32.3"          
0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt DHR D BP 1910 28.0 28.0 7.5         26"          
0-6-2 Tank OBB Uv   1902 27.6 27.6 8.0   25' 7" 25' 7"   32.3"          
0-6-2 S-Tank FCAB # 3-4 Ba 1889 27.4 27.4     25' 9" 25' 9" 9' 0" 36"   4' 11"   11' 5" 1
2-6-2 Tank LBR Yeo MW 1897 27.2 27.2     27' 0" 27' 0" 6' 6" 33" 3' 0" 4' 0" 6' 4" 8' 11" 7
2-6-0   ALC # 2 Ba 1906   17.0 (4.8) 7470 43' 9" 22' 4" 8' 4' 37" 3' 3" 4' 6" 7' 0" 10' 5"  
0-6-2 S-Tank FCAB # 7-9 Ba 1892 27.0 27.0     29' 5" 29' 5" 9' 0" 36.5"     8' 6" 11' 3" 1
0-6-2 Tank FCAB # 1-2 Av 1877 27.0 27.0     24' 5" 24' 5" 6' 5" 33" 3' 7" 4' 10" 7' 5" 11' 1" 1
2-6-4 Tank LMVR # 1-2 Kt 1904 26.8 26.8 4.9   26' 2" 26' 2" 6' 0" 30" 3' 5" 4' 10" 7' 8" 9' 10" 7
0-6-4 Tank OBB Yv   1896 26.5 26.5 6.0   26' 6" 26' 6"   32.3"          
0-6-2 Tank OBB U   1898 24.3 24.3 7.0   23' 7" 23' 7"   32.3"          
4-4-0   SSSR # 2 Ba 1886   15.0     41' 11" 22' 1" 6' 5" 43" 2' 9" 4' 9" 7' 0" 10' 10" 8
4-4-0   EFDM # 1 Ba 1880 23.9     5500 38' 2" 24' 8" 6' 9" 33.5"   4' 8" 6' 5" 9' 6"  
4-4-0 Tank CGR K1 Hu 1900 23.5 23.5 7.5         36"          
4-4-0   MorR D BE 1893 23.2 13.2 5.0 4237 34' 6" 19' 9" 6' 2" 39" 3' 1"   6' 9" 9' 9"  
0-6-2   IT B9.5 F 1926 23       44' 7" 33' 6" 5' 9" 28"     6' 10" 9' 10"  
4-4-0   TBLR # 1-3 BE 1894 22.5 13.0 4.0 3990 33' 8" 19' 2" 6' 2" 39" 3' 2" 5' 0" 6' 9" 9' 11"  
2-4-2 Tank LBR Lyn Ba 1898 22.0 22.0   7425 28' 0" 28' 0" 5' 0" 33" 3' 0" 4' 5" 6' 5" 8' 10" 7
2-6-0   ALC # 3 Po 1905   13.4 (3.7)   34' 0" 19' 9" 7' 3" 31" 2' 7" 4' 3" 7' 6" 9' 10"  
0-6-0 Tank DRGW 48 Ba 1881 21.4 21.4   9640       36"          
0-4-2 Tank SPLR Karen Pe 1942 21.0 21.0 7.0 6300       30.5"          
0-6-0   MorR C KS 1885 20.7 11.0 4.5 3903 30' 6" 16' 10" 9' 6" 33" 2' 7"   6' 9" 9' 3"  
2-6-2 Tank NWNG Russell Hu 1906 20.0 20.0   7425       28"          
0-6-2 Tank Ant Ind KS 1927 20.0 20.0     23' 7" 23' 7" 5' 6" 27" 4' 0" 5' 3" 7' 6" 11' 1" 6
0-4-2 Tank CGR L1 SS 1902 19.0 19.0 8   18' 8" 18' 8" 5' 3" 26" 3' 0" 4' 3" 7' 1" 9' 3" 6
2-4-0   DRGW 25 Ba 1871   11.1   3580 34' 7" 22' 0"   40"     6' 7" 11' 7"  
0-6-4 S-Tank NWNG Beddgelert Hu 1878 17.0 17.0 (4.0)       6' 2" 30"          
0-8-0 Tank USSR B 1895 16.0 16.0 4   20' 0" 20' 0" 7' 2" 23" 2' 11"   7' 6" 10' 3"  
0-4-2 Tank Africa Ind Bg 1953 16.0 16.0   5608       27.5"          
0-4-2   GBSR Z YE 1891 15.0 10.5 4.0   29' 2" 17' 6" 4' 0" 36"   4' 6"   9' 5"  
0-6-4 Tank NWNG Moel Tryfan VF 1875 14.5 14.5 3.5 3538     6' 0" 30" 2' 0"        
0-4-0 S-Tank DHR B SS 1889 14.0 14.0 7.0         26"          
0-6-0 W-Tank Europe Ind OK 1914 13.5 13.5 (4.5) 5774       24"          
2-4-0 Tank EBSR C VF 1893 13.2 13.2 4.5   19' 7" 19' 7" 4' 3" 27.5"   4' 6"   9' 5"  
0-4-4 Forney FCAB # 33 Rg 1887       4060 32' 3" 32' 3" 5' 0" 36" 3' 0" 4' 9"   10' 11" 1
0-6-2 Tank BT   Kr 1914         19' 11" 19' 11" 5' 10" 23" 3' 0" 4' 9" 6' 7" 10' 6" 3

Last Updated on 17/08/2003
By M. Johnson
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