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KkStB 6
Austria–Hungary ·built by Lokomotivfabrik der StEG· from 1894· class of 68 Austrian 4-4-0 locomotives
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what is it?
The kkStB 6 was a class of 68 express passenger 4-4-0 locomotives of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kaiserlich-königliche österreichische Staatsbahnen or kkStB).
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 132 years ago, in 1894.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1894–1938).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1894–1898
- in service from
- 1894
- retired
- 1938
- status
- retired
- number built
- 68
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik der StEG, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- operators
- Polish State Railways, Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways, Československé státní dráhy, Bundesbahnen Österreich
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- length
- 10 m
- weight
- 50.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q309887, Wikipedia: KkStB 6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.