#2461· DRG Baureihe 05
DRG Class 05
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by LEW Hennigsdorf· from 1935· class of 3 German 3-cylinder 4-6-4 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. .00 1995 Dampflokomotive - Baureihe 05: W. Bulach· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The DRG Class 05 was a class of three Deutsche Reichsbahn 4-6-4 steam locomotives (2′C2′ h3 in the UIC notation) used on express passenger trains in continental Europe. They were part of the DRG's standard locomotive (Einheitslokomotive) series. It held the world speed record for steam locomotives between May 1936 and March 1938, when it was bested by the Mallard.
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 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Served for 23 years (1935–1958).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1935–1937
- in service from
- 1935
- retired
- 1958
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf, Borsig
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-4
- Dutch name
- DRG Baureihe 05
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q524130, Wikipedia: DRG Class 05 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.