GWR 157 Class

class of 10 British 2-2-2 locomotives, built 1878–79
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GWR 157 Class

Summary

GWR 157 Class is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GWR 157 Class is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • GWR 157 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • GWR 157 Class's operator is recorded as Great Western Railway[5].
  • GWR 157 Class's manufacturer is recorded as Swindon Works[6].
  • GWR 157 Class's subclass of is recorded as tender locomotive[7].
  • GWR 157 Class's designed by is recorded as William Dean[8].
  • GWR 157 Class's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • GWR 157 Class's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dgr8g7[10].
  • GWR 157 Class's service entry is recorded as +1878-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • GWR 157 Class's service retirement is recorded as +1914-12-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • GWR 157 Class's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[13].
  • GWR 157 Class's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10'}[14].
  • GWR 157 Class's number of cylinders is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[15].
  • GWR 157 Class's serial number is recorded as 814–823[16].
  • GWR 157 Class's fleet or registration number is recorded as 157 – 166[17].
  • GWR 157 Class's wheel arrangement is recorded as 2-2-2[18].
  • GWR 157 Class's order number is recorded as 51[19].

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Geography

GWR 157 Class is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].

Designation and Status

GWR 157 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

GWR 157 Class ranks in the top 9% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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