Baden IV e

what is it?

The locomotives of Baden Class IV e were designed and built for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway in the late 19th century by the Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, who supplied the first eight examples in 1894. They were the first locomotives in Germany with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement. Another 75 locomotives were built up to 1901 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe.

who runs it

Polish State RailwaysGDGrand Duchy of Baden State RailwaySNCB/NMBSDeutsche ReichsbahnCDChemins de fer de l'État

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• weight 52.8 tin working order
• built 83made 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 132 years ago, in 1894.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 43 years (1894–1937).

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

spec sheet

built

1894–1901

in service from

1894

retired

1937

status

retired

number built

83

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇧🇪 Belgium

builders

Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe

operators

Polish State Railways, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, SNCB/NMBS, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Chemins de fer de l'État

top speed

90 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

weight

52.8 t

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