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Mecklenburg XIX

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by KraussMaffei· from 1891· class of 2 German 900-mm gauge 0-6-0T locomotives

what is it?

The locomotives of Class XIX of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway were deployed on the Bad Doberan–Heiligendamm narrow-gauge. The triple-coupled engines were classified as T 7 locomotives in 1910. In 1911 they were transferred to the Neubukow Beet Railway.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 31 km/htop speed
  • weight 13.1 tin working order
  • built 2made 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 135 years ago, in 1891.
  • Weighs about as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Served for 33 years (1891–1924).

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

spec sheet

built
1891–1898
in service from
1891
retired
1924
status
retired
number built
2
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
KraussMaffei, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
operators
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway, Deutsche Reichsbahn
top speed
31 km/h
power
—
gauge
900 mm narrow gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0T
length
5.5 m
weight
13.1 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1915742, Wikipedia: Mecklenburg XIX (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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