Name↕ | Country↕ | Built↕ | Wheel Arrangement↕ | Top Speed (km/h)↕ | Claim to Fame↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mallard (LNER 4468) | United Kingdom | 1,938 | 4-6-2 | 202 | World steam speed record holder (126 mph, 1938) |
Flying Scotsman (LNER 4472) | United Kingdom | 1,923 | 4-6-2 | 161 | First locomotive officially recorded at 100 mph; global tour celebrity |
Big Boy (UP 4014) | United States | 1,941 | 4-8-8-4 | 130 | Among the largest and heaviest steam locomotives ever built |
Pennsylvania Railroad T1 | United States | 1,942 | 4-4-4-4 | 200 | Duplex drive express engine; reportedly exceeded 140 mph in tests |
DRG Class 05 | Germany | 1,935 | 4-6-4 | 200 | Held world steam speed record at 124.5 mph in 1936 |
Stephenson's Rocket | United Kingdom | 1,829 | 0-2-2 | 47 | Won the Rainhill Trials; defined the modern locomotive layout |
Union Pacific 844 | United States | 1,944 | 4-8-4 | 190 | Only US Class I locomotive never retired from active service |
Norfolk & Western 611 | United States | 1,950 | 4-8-4 | 177 | Streamlined J-class beauty considered N&W's masterpiece |
SNCF 242 A1 | France | 1,946 | 4-8-4 | 140 | André Chapelon rebuild; most thermally efficient steam loco ever |
Tornado (LNER A1 60163) | United Kingdom | 2,008 | 4-6-2 | 161 | First mainline steam locomotive built in Britain since 1960 |
Old Maud (Erie 2603) | United States | 1,904 | 0-8-8-0 | 30 | First Mallet articulated locomotive built in the US |
Challenger (UP 3985) | United States | 1,943 | 4-6-6-4 | 130 | Largest operating steam locomotive in the world for decades |
C&O 614 | United States | 1,948 | 4-8-4 | 180 | Used in 1985 Chesapeake & Ohio coal-burning efficiency tests |
JNR Class C62 | Japan | 1,948 | 4-6-4 | 129 | Largest Japanese passenger locomotive; 'King of Steam' in Japan |
South African Class 26 (Red Devil) | South Africa | 1,981 | 4-8-4 | 130 | L. D. Porta rebuild; most thermally efficient steam loco of late era |
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