#0902
NWE Nos. 11 to 22
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik· from 1897· class of 12 German 0-4-4-0T Mallet locomotives
.JPG)
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 99 5902 + 99 5901 Wernigerode, 2014 (04): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. NWE 11 und 12: Konstantin Krieter· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Nordhausen-Wernigerode Railway Company incorporated twelve Mallet locomotives into its fleet as Numbers 11 to 22. In 1950 the remaining locomotives were renumbered as Class 99.590 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
who runs it
base stats
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 129 years ago, in 1897.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1897–1901
- in service from
- 1897
- number built
- 12
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik, Mecklenburgische Waggonfabrik-Aktiengesellschaft
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Nordhausen-Wernigeroder Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
- top speed
- 30 km/h
- power
- 190 kW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- length
- 8.9 m
- weight
- 28 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1314025, Wikipedia: NWE Nos. 11 to 22 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.