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Prussian G 8

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by AG Vulcan Stettin· from 1902· class of German 0-8-0 locomotives

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Lok 5000 O+K: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
2. Prussian G8 lokomotive: Hans-Peter Scholz Ulenspiegel· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
3. Preußische Militär-Eisenbahn-Lokomotive G 8 Nummer 4918 in Frankreich im Ersten Weltkrieg (retuschiert): Unknown photographer· Public domain
4. Prussian G 8 engine in U.S. military service at Gièvres, Loire et Cher, France, 7 January 1919 (111-SC-48964): Sgt. J.T. Seabrook, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-48964· Public domain
5. Prussian G 8 locomotive at Camp Williams, Is-sur-Tille, France, 9 June 1919 (111-SC-159683): Sgt. Musler, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-159683· Public domain

what is it?

The Prussian Class G 8 locomotives were eight-coupled, superheated, freight locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways. There were two variants: the G 8 built from 1902 with a 14 tonne axle load and the "reinforced G 8" (verstärkte G 8) built from 1913 (later designated the G 8.1) with a 17-tonne (17-long-ton; 19-short-ton) axle load. The latter was the most numerous German state railway (Länderbahn) locomotive, over 5,000 examples being built.

who runs it

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Polish State Railways SNCB/NMBS Chemins de fer du Nord Deutsche Reichsbahn Chemins de fer de l'Est Prussian state railways Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)Belgian State Railways Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine

base stats

speed 55 km/htop speed
built 1,054made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 124 years ago, in 1902.
10.9 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1902–1913
retired: 1969
status: retired
number built: 1,054
kind: steam locomotive
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: AG Vulcan Stettin, Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Hanomag, Henschel & Sohn, Schichau-Werke
operators: Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Polish State Railways, SNCB/NMBS, Chemins de fer du Nord, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Chemins de fer de l'Est, Prussian state railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Belgian State Railways, Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine
top speed: 55 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
length: 10.9 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q655640, Wikipedia: Prussian G 8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.