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KkStB 97
Austria–Hungary ·built by Lokomotivfabrik der StEG· from 1878· class of 228 Austrian-Hungarian 0-6-0T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Luzna museum CSD 310-076 2017-06-25: Herbert Ortner· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The kkStB 97 were a class of 228 0-6-0T locomotive operated by the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kaiserlich-königliche österreichische Staatsbahnen), or k.k.StB, for duties on secondary routes (Nebenbahnen) and branch lines (Lokalbahnen).
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 148 years ago, in 1878.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1878–1911
- retired
- 1968
- status
- retired
- number built
- 228
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik der StEG, ČKD, Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp., První Českomoravská továrna na stroje
- operators
- Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways
- top speed
- 40 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 7.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q845815, Wikipedia: KkStB 97 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.