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BBÖ 478
First Republic of Austria ·built by Lokomotivfabrik der StEG· from 1926· class of 50 Austrian 0-8-0T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ampflwang - Eisenbahn- und Bergbaumuseum, Dampflok 392.2530: C.Stadler/Bwag· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The BBÖ 478 was a class of fifty 0-8-0T shunting locomotives of the Bundesbahnen Österreich (BBÖ).
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Served for 45 years (1927–1972).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926–1927
- in service from
- 1927
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- First Republic of Austria
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik der StEG, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- operators
- Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Bundesbahnen Österreich
- top speed
- 40 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q795671, Wikipedia: BBÖ 478 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.