2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Kkstb 210.09 + 86.21 werksfoto 1910: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. 310.23 Bhf.Strasshof: w:de:Benutzer:Theslu· CC BY-SA 2.0 at
what is it?
The kkStB 210 and 310 classes are a group, that consist of 2-6-4 Adriatic express passenger locomotives of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kaiserlich-königlichen österreichischen Staatsbahnen or kkStB). They were designed by Karl Gölsdorf and the first engine was built in 1908. Gölsdorf's goals were to provide a powerful locomotive for the increasingly heavy passenger trains over the mountain routes of Central Europe, but also to keep the axle loading within Austria's low 14.5 ton limit.
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 118 years ago, in 1908.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1908–1950).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1908
- in service from
- 1908
- retired
- 1950
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- ČKD, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, První Českomoravská továrna na stroje
- designer
- Karl Gölsdorf
- operators
- Polish State Railways, Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Soviet Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-4
- length
- 13.1 m
- weight
- 77.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q309606, Wikipedia: Gölsdorf Adriatics (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.