Prussian P 10

what is it?

The Prussian state railways' Class P 10 were 2-8-2 "Mikado" type passenger-hauling steam locomotives built for hauling heavy express trains in the hilly terrain of the Mittelgebirge. They were the last Prussian passenger train steam locomotives to be developed in Prussia before the state railways were merged into the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Imperial Railway), who eventually designated them as DRG Class 39. The design by Borsig, under the supervision of chief engineer August Meister, was ready in 1919 but, due to material shortages, no locomotives were produced until 1922.

who runs it

Deutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)Deutsche Bundesbahn

base stats

• speed 110 km/htop speed
• power 1.2 MWpower output
• weight 100 tin working order
• built 260made 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 104 years ago, in 1922.
• 🚗1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏22.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 45 years (1922–1967).

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

spec sheet

built

1922–1927

in service from

1922

retired

1967

status

preserved

number built

260

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Henschel & Sohn, Friedrich Krupp AG, Hanomag, Linke-Hofmann, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp, Borsig

operators

Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Bundesbahn

top speed

110 km/h

power

1.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

length

22.9 m

weight

100 t

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