DRG Class 64

what is it?

The Deutsche Reichsbahn had a standard passenger train tank engine with a wheel arrangement of 1′C1′ (UIC classification) or 2-6-2 (Whyte notation) and a low axle load, which was designated in their classification system as the DRG Class 64 (Baureihe 64). The Class 64 was developed from 1926 onwards and it was built between 1928 and 1940. Many German manufacturers contributed to the series.

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysPolish State RailwaysDeutsche BundesbahnDeutsche ReichsbahnDRDeutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)SRSoviet RailwaysČeskoslovenské státní dráhy

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• built 520made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• ⌛Served for 47 years (1928–1975).

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

spec sheet

built

1928–1940

in service from

1928

retired

1975

status

retired

number built

520

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

builders

Hanomag, Henschel & Sohn, AEG, Friedrich Krupp AG, Union Gießerei, AG Vulcan Stettin, Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik

operators

Austrian Federal Railways, Polish State Railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Soviet Railways, Československé státní dráhy

top speed

90 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-2

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