#3287· Baureihe 110
DB Class E 10
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Friedrich Krupp AG· from 1956· class of German electric locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB BR 110 333-2 RE 4092 p3: Alf van Beem· CC0
- 2. Locomotive DB, série 110 (451-2): Christian Immler· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. DB class E 10.12: User:Benedictus· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. DB Class E10 110451-2: Christian Immler· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Elektrolokomotiven der Baureihe 112: Benedikt Dohmen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. E 10 1239 ocean blue Altenbeken: Jacek Rużyczka· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. E10 1239 Luetzel 03042010: Total number of my uploaded files : 1116· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. 2013-09-15 11-32-42 E 10: Manuel Schneider· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. 2013-09-15 11-33-17 E 10: Manuel Schneider· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. 2013-09-15 11-33-37 E 10 PZB Leuchtmelder: Manuel Schneider· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The class E 10 is an electric locomotive of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, introduced in 1952. It belongs to the Einheits-Elektrolokomotiven (standardised electric locomotives) program and was built for express passenger service. In 1968 the series was redesignated as class 110 (E10) and class 112 (E10.12).
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 70 years ago, in 1956.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- 3.7 MW is about 44 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956–1969
- retired
- 2019
- status
- retired
- number built
- 416
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Friedrich Krupp AG, Henschel & Sohn, KraussMaffei, Siemens, AEG, ABB Group, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 3.7 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 16.5 m
- weight
- 85 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 110
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q655676, Wikipedia: DB Class E 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.