#2287· DRG Baureihe 03

DRG Class 03

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Berliner Maschinenbau· from 1930· class of 298 German two-cylinder 4-6-2 locomotives

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. BR03-001: Olaf1541· CC BY 2.5
2. 20020516.11.Dampflokfest.-011: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. PKP Pm2: 8474tim· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-15765-0001, Dampflok 03 150 (BR 03): Schmidtke· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
5. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1992-0122-503, Berlin, Bahnhof Zoo, Expreß nach Halle, 03 119 (BR 03): Unknown author Unknown author· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
6. Class 03 at Berlin Ostbhf: 8474tim ( talk ) 01:54, 29 September 2010 (UTC)· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Friedrichshafen, Baureihe 03 hoch 10 - LABW - Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen Dep. 44 T 2 Nr. 495 B 1: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 4.0
8. HUA-159630-Afbeelding van de aankomst van de autoslaaptrein, getrokken door de stoomlocomotief nr. 03 276 (Baureihe 03) van de D.B. op het N.S.-station Venlo te Venlo: Nederlandse Spoorwegen· CC0
9. Ravensburg, Baureihe 03 hoch 10 - LABW - Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen Dep. 44 T 2 Nr. 495 B 3: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The Class 03 steam engines were standard express train locomotives (Einheitslokomotiven) in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

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.

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

built: 1930–1937
in service from: 1930
number built: 298
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Berliner Maschinenbau, Henschel & Sohn, Friedrich Krupp AG, Borsig, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
operators: Deutsche Reichsbahn, Polish State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Bundesbahn, Soviet Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2
Dutch name: DRG Baureihe 03

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

Sources: Wikidata Q201801, Wikipedia: DRG Class 03 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.