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#2625· DRB Baureihe 03.10

DRB Class 03.10

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by LEW Hennigsdorf· from 1939· class of 60 German 3-cylinder 4-6-2 locomotives

DRB Class 03.10, photo 1 of 6
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what is it?

The German Class 03.10 (Baureihe 03.10 or BR 03.10) engines were standard steam locomotives (Einheitsdampflokomotiven) belonging to the Deutsche Reichsbahn and designed for hauling express trains.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 140 km/htop speed
  • built 60made 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 87 years ago, in 1939.
  • Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

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

spec sheet

built
1939–1941
in service from
1939
number built
60
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇵🇱 Poland
builders
LEW Hennigsdorf, Friedrich Krupp AG, KraussMaffei, Borsig, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
operators
Polish State Railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Soviet Railways
top speed
140 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-6-2
Dutch name
DRB Baureihe 03.10

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

Sources: Wikidata Q539972, Wikipedia: DRB Class 03.10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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