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BBÖ 378

First Republic of Austria ·built by Lokomotivfabrik der StEG· from 1927· class of 167 Austrian 2-8-2T locomotives

BBÖ 378, photo 1 of 10
1/10 C.Stadler/Bwag· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The BBÖ 378 (later DRB class 93.13, then ÖBB 93) was a class of 167 Austrian 2-8-2 tank locomotives built by all four Austrian locomotive manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 60 km/htop speed
  • built 167made 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 99 years ago, in 1927.

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

spec sheet

built
1927–1931
number built
167
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
First Republic of Austria
builders
Lokomotivfabrik der StEG, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp. Linz
operators
Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Bundesbahnen Österreich
top speed
60 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-2T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q18391217, Wikipedia: BBÖ 378 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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