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DRG Class E 77
Deutsches Reich ·built by Berliner Maschinenbau· from 1924· class of 56 German electric locomotives
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DRG E77 10: Michael Heimerl· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. E7710 fuerth 2007: Magnus Gertkemper· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. DRG Baureihe E 77: Magnus Gertkemper at de.wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
- 4. 00 820 Raw Dessau, E 77 10: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 00 820b Raw Dessau, E 77 10: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 04 541 Bw Engelsdorf, E77 10, E94 056: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Dresden E 77 10: The original uploader was Steffen M. at German Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. E 77 10 Dampflokfest-Dresden 2: Rainerhaufe· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. E 77 10-Dampflokfest Dresden-1: Rainerhaufe· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. E77 10 Dampflokfest 2025: Rainerhaufe· CC0
what is it?
The German DRG Class E 77 was a Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft electric locomotive class, which was ordered in 1923 and entered service in 1924. The 56 units of this class were specifically intended for the Halle (Saale) - Leipzig line and for routes in southern Germany.
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 102 years ago, in 1924.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1924–1926
- retired
- 1968
- status
- retired
- number built
- 56
- kind
- electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- Deutsches Reich
- builders
- Berliner Maschinenbau, KraussMaffei, Linke-Hofmann, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- initially (1B)(B1)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q596453, Wikipedia: DRG Class E 77 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.