#2288· Baureihe 144

DRG Class E 44

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1930· class of 187 German electric locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric preserved

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. DB 144 001: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 244 103-8, Germany, Thuringia, Railway Museum Weimar (Former depot Weimar) (Trainpix 151337): Diesellokophren· CC0
3. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-55956-0008, Leipzig, Hauptbahnhof, Lokomotive Typ E44: Erich Zühlsdorf· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
4. E 44 002 (1985): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. E44 002 (42139555782): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Koblenz E44 002: Norbert Zimmermann / Norbert120655· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Koblenz Elok E44 002: Berlinverkehr· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Hugh llewelyn E44 150 (5905042830): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. E 44 1170: Hoff1980· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. E44 1170 Freiburg 2013: Tobias Deichfischer· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The class E 44 is a type of electric mixed-traffic locomotives built for Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) from 1930. There are two technical different subclasses, the E 44.0 and the E 44.5.

who runs it

Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

base stats

speed 90 km/htop speed
built 198made 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 96 years ago, in 1930.
15.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 58 years (1933–1991).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1930–1965
in service from: 1933
retired: 1991
status: preserved
number built: 198
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Henschel & Sohn, KraussMaffei, Siemens-Schuckert, AEG, Berliner Maschinenbau, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Waggonfabrik Wismar
operators: Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
top speed: 90 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Catenary
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 15.3 m
Dutch name: Baureihe 144

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

Sources: Wikidata Q253563, Wikipedia: DRG Class E 44 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.