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Mosbach–Mudau Nos. 1 to 4

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Borsig· from 1904· class of 4 German metre-gauge 0-6-0T locomotives (all preserved)

what is it?

The Mosbach–Mudau engines Nos. 1 to 4 (or Baden C) were six-wheeled, narrow gauge, tank locomotives designed for the metre gauge line from Mosbach to Mudau.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 30 km/htop speed
  • power 118 kWpower output
  • weight 18 tin working order
  • built 4made in total

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 122 years ago, in 1904.
  • Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Served for 61 years (1904–1965).

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

spec sheet

built
1904
in service from
1904
retired
1965
status
retired
number built
4
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Borsig
operators
Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
top speed
30 km/h
power
118 kW
gauge
1,000 mm metre gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
7.1 m
weight
18 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q370305, Wikipedia: Mosbach–Mudau Nos. 1 to 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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