GWR Firefly Class

class of 62 British broad-gauge 2-2-2 locomotives
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GWR Firefly Class

Summary

GWR Firefly Class is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GWR Firefly Class's image is recorded as GWR engine 'Argus'.jpg[3].
  • GWR Firefly Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • GWR Firefly Class's manufacturer is recorded as Stothert, Slaughter and Company[5].
  • GWR Firefly Class's subclass of is recorded as tender locomotive[6].
  • GWR Firefly Class's designed by is recorded as Daniel Gooch[7].
  • GWR Firefly Class's Commons category is recorded as GWR Firefly Class[8].
  • GWR Firefly Class's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0502b6[9].
  • GWR Firefly Class's service entry is recorded as +1840-03-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • GWR Firefly Class's service retirement is recorded as +1879-07-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • GWR Firefly Class's track gauge is recorded as 2140 mm track gauge[12].
  • GWR Firefly Class's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+62'}[13].
  • GWR Firefly Class's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+61'}[14].
  • GWR Firefly Class's wheel arrangement is recorded as 2-2-2[15].

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Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

GWR Firefly Class ranks in the top 7% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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