Prussian P 6

what is it?

The Prussian Class P 6s were passenger locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways with a leading axle and three coupled axles. The P 6 was conceived as a so-called universal locomotive. The first vehicle was manufactured in 1902 at Düsseldorf by the firm of Hohenzollern.

who runs it

Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisFerrovie dello Stato ItalianePolish State RailwaysLietuvos geležinkeliai, ABLatvian RailwaysDeutsche ReichsbahnCDChemins de fer du NordPSPrussian state railwaysCDChemins de fer d'Alsace et de LorraineRPRoyal Prussian Military RailwayBSBelgian State RailwaysSRSaar Railways

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• built 275made 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 124 years ago, in 1902.
• 📏17.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 48 years (1902–1950).

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

spec sheet

built

1902–1910

in service from

1902

retired

1950

status

retired

number built

275

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Berliner Maschinenbau, Hanomag, Henschel & Sohn, Linke-Hofmann, Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe

operators

Société nationale des chemins de fer français, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Polish State Railways, Lietuvos geležinkeliai, AB, Latvian Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Chemins de fer du Nord, Prussian state railways, Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine, Royal Prussian Military Railway, Belgian State Railways, Saar Railways

top speed

90 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

length

17.6 m

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