#1409· Pruisische P8

Prussian P 8

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1908· class of German 4-6-0 locomotive

PKP class Ok1

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. P8 Kranichstein: Rabensteiner· CC BY 3.0
2. PKP class Ok1: wassen· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Dampflok-p8: Bernd Untiedt· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Prussian P8: Rabensteiner· Public domain
5. Romanian-built P8 class at Sălişte: 8474tim ( talk ). Original uploader was 8474tim at en.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Bahnhof Sigmaringen, Baureihe 38.10-40, preußisch P 8 (meistgebaute Dampflok Europas) - LABW - Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen Dep. 44 T 2 Nr. 494 B 61: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 4.0
7. BW Tübingen P8 9 5 1970: Dr. E. Scherer· CC BY 2.5
8. IG 3-Seenbahn - Preußische P 8 2455 Posen: UnFUG-Fabi· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Prussian P 8 locomotive at Camp Williams, Is-sur-Tille, France, 9 June 1919 (111-SC-159680): Sgt. Musler, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-159680· Public domain
10. Sigmaringen, Dampflok der Baureihe 38, preußisch P 8 - LABW - Staatsarchiv Sigmaringen Dep. 44 T 2 Nr. 494 D 57: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The Prussian Class P 8 of the Prussian state railways (DRG Class 38.10-40 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn) was a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built from 1906 to 1923 by the Berliner Maschinenbau (previously Schwartzkopff) and twelve other German factories. The design was created by Robert Garbe. It was intended as a successor to the Prussian P 6, which was regarded as unsatisfactory.

who runs it

Austrian Federal Railways Nederlandse Spoorwegen Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Polish State Railways DSB Lietuvos geležinkeliai, AB SNCB/NMBS Deutsche Bundesbahn Chemins de fer du Nord Chemins de fer de l'Est Prussian state railways Chemins de fer du Midi Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway Belgian State Railways

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
built 3,946made 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 66 years (1908–1974).

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

spec sheet

built: 1908–1926
in service from: 1908
retired: 1974
status: preserved
number built: 3,946
kind: steam locomotive
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Henschel & Sohn, Hanomag, AEG, AG Vulcan Stettin, Schichau-Werke, Berliner Maschinenbau, Borsig, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works
operators: Austrian Federal Railways, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Polish State Railways, DSB, Lietuvos geležinkeliai, AB, SNCB/NMBS, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Chemins de fer du Nord, Chemins de fer de l'Est, Prussian state railways, Chemins de fer du Midi, Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Belgian State Railways
top speed: 110 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
length: 18.6 m
Dutch name: Pruisische P8

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q377993, Wikipedia: Prussian P 8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-11-14.