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DRG Class 71.0
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Berliner Maschinenbau· from 1934· class of 6 German 2–4–2T locomotives
what is it?
The German DRG Class 71.0 was a 2-4-2T locomotive with the Deutsche Reichsbahn, which was intended as a replacement for railbuses. Originally it had been planned for these standard engines (Einheitsloks) to haul fast passenger trains. Two vehicles were delivered in 1934 by the firm of Schwartzkopff and two each in 1936 by the firms of Borsig and Krupp.
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Served for 21 years (1935–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1934–1936
- in service from
- 1935
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Berliner Maschinenbau, Borsig, Friedrich Krupp AG, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1155102, Wikipedia: DRG Class 71.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.