0-6-0ST Manning Wardle K Profile and Models

0-6-0ST Manning Wardle K

641 'Sharpthorn' at the Bluebell Railway in June 2013. ©James Petts

The K Class was one of the Manning Wardle companies few but distinctive saddle tank locomotive designs. A number of these dimuinutive locomotives were built for private contractors for the use of railway construction projects as well as for other industrial purposes. Amazingly, some of these locos were still in use as late as the 1950s. One is preserved at the Bluebell Railway.

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Manning Wardle

Build Dates

1864 to late 1800s

Total Built

Several

Tractive Effort

6,660 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0ST

Operated By

Private Industrial Operators

Main Duties

Shunting/ Civil Engineering

In Service Until

1950s

Surviving Examples

1