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Prussian G 4.2

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1882· class of 780 German 0-6-0 locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Prussian G 4 locomotive at Le Mans, France, 25 April 1919 (111-SC-158354): Lt. R.W. Sears, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-158354· Public domain
2. Prussian G 4.2 locomotive at Camp Williams, Is-sur-Tille, France, 9 June 1919 (111-SC-159689): Sgt. Musler, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-159689· Public domain

what is it?

The Prussian G 4.2 was a class of compound 0-6-0 goods locomotive of the Prussian State Railways. It was a compound version of the G 3 and G 4.1 types by Henschel.

who runs it

Prussian state railways Deutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

speed 55 km/htop speed
built 780made 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 144 years ago, in 1882.

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

spec sheet

built: 1882–1903
retired: 1930
status: retired
number built: 780
kind: steam locomotive
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Henschel & Sohn, Berliner Maschinenbau, Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Hanomag, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Schichau-Werke, Union Gießerei, AG Vulcan Stettin
operators: Prussian state railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
top speed: 55 km/h
power: —

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2109208, Wikipedia: Prussian G 4.2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.