#0758
Prussian G 5.1
Deutsches Kaiserreich ·built by Berliner Maschinenbau· from 1892· class of 268 German 2-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Prussian Class G 5.1 steam engines were the first 2-6-0 goods locomotives in Europe. They were developed for the Prussian state railways from the Class G 4 and a total of no less than 264 units of this class were placed in service in Prussia between 1892 and 1902. The twin-cylinder G 5.1 had been designed to raise the speed of goods trains on main lines.
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 134 years ago, in 1892.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1892–1902
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 264
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Kaiserreich
- builders
- Berliner Maschinenbau, AG Vulcan Stettin, Hanomag, Henschel & Sohn, Schichau-Werke, Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
- operators
- Polish State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine, Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine, Prussian state railways
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q870096, Wikipedia: Prussian G 5.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.