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what is it?
The Prussian Class T 10s were tank locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways. They were procured for duties between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden between 1909 and 1912. This 41-kilometre (25 mi) long route between the two termini was to be worked without turning the locomotive.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- Served for 56 years (1909–1965).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1911
- in service from
- 1909
- retired
- 1965
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Borsig
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Chemins de fer du Nord, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Prussian state railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q882136, Wikipedia: Prussian T 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.