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DRG Class E 91

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by KraussMaffei· from 1925· class of 34 German electric locomotives

DRG Class E 91, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Benedictus· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

Three different types of German electric goods train locomotive belonged to the Deutsche Reichsbahn's DRG Class E 91. In addition to the standard locomotives (Einheitslokomotive) described below there was also a Prussian class that was given the designation E 913 in 1927.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 55 km/htop speed
  • built 34made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built
1925–1927
retired
1975
status
retired
number built
34
kind
electric locomotive
traction
electric
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
KraussMaffei, Siemens-Schuckert, AEG, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
operators
Deutsche Reichsbahn
top speed
55 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
Catenary
wheel arrangement
C+C

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

Sources: Wikidata Q881347, Wikipedia: DRG Class E 91 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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