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Prussian S 4
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1902· class of 104 German 4-4-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Prussian S 4: Alfred Kühlewindt· Public domain
what is it?
The Prussian S 4's were German superheated express steam locomotives with the Prussian state railways, later grouped as DRG Class 13.5 in the Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were an evolutionary development of the Prussian S 3. The first locomotive was built in 1898 by Vulcan, Stettin as a modified S 3.
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- 18.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 25 years (1902–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902–1909
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 104
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn, Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt, Linke-Hofmann, Borsig
- operators
- East Germany, Polish State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Prussian state railways, Saar Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 18.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q879209, Wikipedia: Prussian S 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.