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Prussian T 7

built by Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden· from 1881· class of 0-6-0T locomotive

Prussian T 7, photo 1 of 1
1/1 AlfvanBeem· CC0

what is it?

The Prussian T 7 was a group of goods tank locomotives of the Prussian State Railways with an 0-6-0T wheel arrangement. It was not a class in the modern sense of identical locomotives.

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • built 467made 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 145 years ago, in 1881.
  • Served for 92 years (1881–1973).

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

spec sheet

built
1881–1903
in service from
1881
retired
1973
status
preserved
number built
467
kind
Steam
traction
steam
builders
Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Hanomag, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Union Gießerei, AG Vulcan Stettin, Borsig
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge

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

Sources: Wikidata Q882278, Wikipedia: Prussian T 7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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