#3009· DB Baureihe 65
DB Class 65
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by KraussMaffei· from 1951· class of 18 West German 2–8–4T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB Class 65 steam locomotive: Henning Pietsch at de.wikipedia· Public domain
what is it?
The steam locomotives of DB Class 65 were newly designed, German, passenger train tank locomotives, built for the Deutsche Bundesbahn after the Second World War. They were intended for suburban and commuter trains serving German cities, where they were to replace Classes 78 and 93.5. As a result, they were allocated to the locomotive depots (Bahnbetriebswerke or BW) at Darmstadt, Düsseldorf and Letmathe.
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 75 years ago, in 1951.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 21 years (1951–1972).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1951–1956
- in service from
- 1951
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- KraussMaffei
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 85 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-4
- weight
- 81.2 t
- Dutch name
- DB Baureihe 65
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q881531, Wikipedia: DB Class 65 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.