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Mecklenburg G 4.2
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1901· class of 5 (later 6) German 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Mecklenburg Class G 4.2 operated by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway was a goods train, steam locomotive with a compound engine. It was procured between 1901 and 1905 from Henschel and Linke based on the Prussian G 4.2 prototype. A total of five machines were built for Mecklenburg.
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 125 years ago, in 1901.
- Served for 24 years (1901–1925).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1901–1905
- in service from
- 1901
- retired
- 1925
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn, Linke-Hofmann
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q110475878, Wikipedia: Mecklenburg G 4.2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.