DRG Class 44

what is it?

The Class 44 (German: Baureihe 44 or BR 44) was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tonnes (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) on the routes through Germany's hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tonnes (590 long tons; 660 short tons) on steep inclines.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisAustrian Federal RailwaysSNCB/NMBSDeutsche ReichsbahnPolish State RailwaysTurkish State RailwaysDeutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)Deutsche BundesbahnČeskoslovenské státní dráhy

base stats

• built 1,989made 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 100 years ago, in 1926.
• 📏22.6 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

1926–1946

in service from

1926

number built

1,989

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇰 Denmark

builders

Henschel & Sohn, Berliner Maschinenbau, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, KraussMaffei, Friedrich Krupp AG, Schichau-Werke, Fablok, Frichs

operators

Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Austrian Federal Railways, SNCB/NMBS, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Polish State Railways, Turkish State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Bundesbahn, Československé státní dráhy

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-10-0

length

22.6 m

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