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LBE Nos. 1 to 3
Deutsches Reich ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1936· class of 3 streamlined 2-4-2T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WP 60 001 ex LBE 1 - Hamburg 1936: Werner Hubert· Public domain
what is it?
Locomotive numbers 1 to 3 on the Lübeck-Büchen railway (Lübeck-Büchener Eisenbahn or LBE) in Germany were streamlined tank locomotives. The locomotives had a 2-4-2T wheel arrangement, a two-cylinder, superheated engine and were capable of push-pull operations. In order to ensure a symmetrical running gear, both carrying axles were built as Bissel bogies, which were fitted with return devices for improved running.
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- 12.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 31 years (1936–1967).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1936–1937
- in service from
- 1936
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Reich
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Lübeck-Büchen Railway Company
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2T
- length
- 12.4 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q885052, Wikipedia: LBE Nos. 1 to 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.