KkStB 30

what is it?

The kkStB 30 were a class of 2-6-2T locomotives designed by Karl Gölsdorf for use of the Vienna Stadtbahn of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kaiserlich-königliche österreichische Staatsbahnen). They were specifically designed for use on the inner-city routes of the Vienna Stadtbahn, where they hauled trains of up to ten of the Stadtbahn's 4-wheeled carriages. They were built by Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik and Lokomotivfabrik der StEG between 1895 and 1901.

who runs it

IRImperial Royal Austrian State RailwaysDeutsche ReichsbahnAustrian Federal RailwaysGKGraz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und BergbaugesellschaftBÖBundesbahnen Österreich

base stats

• speed 60 km/htop speed
• weight 69.5 tin working order
• built 113made 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 131 years ago, in 1895.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 62 years (1895–1957).

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

spec sheet

built

1895–1901

in service from

1895

retired

1957

status

retired

number built

113

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Cisleithania

builders

Lokomotivfabrik der StEG, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf

operators

Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Austrian Federal Railways, Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbaugesellschaft, Bundesbahnen Österreich

top speed

60 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-2

length

11.3 m

weight

69.5 t

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