#2710· DRB Baureihe 52

DRB Class 52

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1942· class of c.7794 German 2-10-0 locomotives built and used across Europe during and Post WW2

🚂 steam locomotive steam

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Eisenbahnmuseum Nördlingen 52 2195: Wleiter· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. 52 4867 HEF Hafenbahn Frankfurt 21092008: Total number of my uploaded files : 1116· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. DR Class 52.80: Tenderlok· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. PKP Ty42: Tekatka191· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. PKP class Ty2: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. SNCB Type 26: LHOON / Peter van den Bossche· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Locomotive BR52-8079-7: User:Olaf1541· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-13738-0003, Lok 52 1354 (BR 52): Quaschinsky, Hans-Günter· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
9. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-15765-0003, Dampflok 52 1952 (BR 52) (cropped): Schmidtke· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
10. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-36204-0005, Beladen einer Dampflok 52 6774 (BR 52): Erich Zühlsdorf· CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

The Deutsche Reichsbahn's Class 52 is a German coal-fired steam locomotive built in large numbers after 1941 to supply the extended Eastern Front. It was the most produced type of the so-called Kriegslokomotiven or Kriegsloks (war locomotives). The Class 52 was a wartime development of the pre-war DRG Class 50, using fewer parts and less expensive materials to speed production.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer français Austrian Federal Railways Polish State Railways Hungarian State Railways SNCB/NMBS Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois Deutsche Reichsbahn Turkish State Railways Deutsche Bundesbahn Railways of the Saarland Soviet Railways Československé státní dráhy Yugoslav Railways Norges Statsbaner

base stats

speed 80 km/htop speed
built 6,700made 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 84 years ago, in 1942.

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

spec sheet

built: 1942–1950
in service from: 1942
number built: 6,700
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇵🇱 Poland
builders: Henschel & Sohn, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik, Škoda Works, KraussMaffei, Schichau-Werke, Orenstein & Koppel, Fablok
operators: Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Austrian Federal Railways, Polish State Railways, Hungarian State Railways, SNCB/NMBS, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Turkish State Railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Railways of the Saarland, Soviet Railways, Československé státní dráhy, Yugoslav Railways, Norges Statsbaner
top speed: 80 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-10-0
Dutch name: DRB Baureihe 52

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q222769, Wikipedia: DRB Class 52 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.