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what is it?
The express train locomotives of Oldenburg Class S 10 were built for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways for duties on the Bremen–Oldenburg–Wilhelmshaven line, which was the most important express route in Oldenburg. They were amongst the few locomotives of this railway company that were not based on those of the Prussian state railways, because the light railway track dictated that they had to have an average axle load of no more than 15 t which was lower than that on comparable Prussian vehicles. The three vehicles of this class were built by Hanomag from 1917 and had a 2-6-2 (Prairie) wheel arrangement which was rare for Germany.
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 109 years ago, in 1917.
- 20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 9 years (1917–1926).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1917
- in service from
- 1917
- retired
- 1926
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Hanomag
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2
- length
- 20.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2018702, Wikipedia: Oldenburg S 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.