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#2627· NS 4900

DRB Class 50

🇧🇪 Belgium ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1939· class of 3164 German 2-10-0 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. DRB 50 008 rechts Dresden Werner Hubert: Werner Hubert· Public domain
  2. 2. 052 740-8 in Mayen 20060520: Lothar Spurzem· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
  3. 3. Locomotive BR50-3648-8: Olaf1541· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. An unidentified DB Class "50" (DRB Class "50") 2-10-0 a: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. An unidentified DB Class "50" (DRB Class "50") 2-10-0: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. BR 50, GES Strohgäubahn 2024: E235JREMU· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. BR50Linde: A. Neinert· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. DB Class "050" (DRB Class 50UK) 2-10-0 No.051 080 (DRB 50 1080) departs Emden Hbf: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. DB Class "050" (DRB Class 50UK) 2-10-0 No.051 080 (DRB 50 1080): hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. DB Class "050" (DRB Class 50UK) 2-10-0 No.051 080: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
DRB Class 50, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Werner Hubert· Public domain

what is it?

The DRB Class 50 are a German class of 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotives, built from 1939 as a standard locomotive (Einheitsdampflokomotive) for hauling goods trains. It had one leading axle and five coupled axles and was one of the most successful designs produced for the Deutsche Reichsbahn. This class was procured in Germany as part of the Nazi Party's preparations for war that led to the Second World War (1939-1945).

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysPolish State RailwaysDSBDeutsche BundesbahnDeutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)Bulgarian State RailwaysČeskoslovenské státní dráhyRailways of the Saarland

base stats

  • built 3,160made 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 87 years ago, in 1939.
  • 22.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1939–1948
in service from
1939
number built
3,160
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇧🇪 Belgium
builders
Henschel & Sohn, Berliner Maschinenbau, Friedrich Krupp AG, KraussMaffei, Schichau-Werke, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, ČKD
operators
Austrian Federal Railways, Polish State Railways, DSB, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Bulgarian State Railways, Československé státní dráhy, Railways of the Saarland
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-10-0
length
22.9 m
Dutch name
NS 4900

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

Sources: Wikidata Q644608, Wikipedia: DRB Class 50 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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