#0234
Alsace-Lorraine B 1
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Hanomag· from 1870· class of 12 German 0-4-2 locomotives
what is it?
The steam locomotives of Alsace-Lorraine Class B 1 were procured by the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine in 1871. In 1906 they were reorganised into Class P 1.
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 156 years ago, in 1870.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 48 years (1870–1918).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1870
- in service from
- 1870
- retired
- 1918
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Hanomag
- operators
- Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-2
- weight
- 29.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1333490, Wikipedia: Alsace-Lorraine B 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.