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Prussian G 9 (Mallet)

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden· from 1893· class of 27 German 0-4-4-0 Mallet locomotive

what is it?

The Prussian G 9 Mallet was a class of 27 German 0-4-4-0 Mallet tender locomotives of the Prussian state railways that were used to haul goods trains.

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • built 27made 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 133 years ago, in 1893.

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

spec sheet

built
1893–1898
retired
1922
status
retired
number built
27
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2109216, Wikipedia: Prussian G 9 (Mallet) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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