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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2 B-Zweizylinder Verbund Naßdampf-Schnellzug Lokomotive S 5 der Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen gebaut bei Hanomag 1909 (cropped): Hanomag· Public domain
- 2. 2 B-Zweizylinder Verbund Naßdampf-Schnellzug Lokomotive S 5 der Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen gebaut bei Hanomag 1909: Hanomag· Public domain
what is it?
The Oldenburg Class S 5 steam engine was a German locomotive built for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen) between 1909 and 1913. It was based on the Prussian S 5.2 and, like its predecessor, the Class S 3, it was procured for the route between Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg and Bremen. Eleven engines were manufactured by Hanomag between 1909 and 1913.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 18 years (1909–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1913
- in service from
- 1909
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Hanomag
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 17.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2018711, Wikipedia: Oldenburg S 5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.