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BBÖ 12
Deutsches Reich ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf· class of 2 Austrian 2-2-2T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2004-06-26 Strasshof 69.02, DZ1, 97.73: Bernhard Graf ÖMT· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The BBÖ 12 was a class of two 2-2-2T express train tank locomotives with the Federal Railway of Austria (Bundesbahnen Österreichs, BBÖ). Convinced by the performance of the kkStB 112 series, the BBÖ decided in 1934 to procure tank engines for regional express services as well. For reasons of cost however, they achieved this by converting kkStB 97 series 0-6-0 tank locomotives built in 1898 by Krauss/Linz).
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
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
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- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Reich
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Austrian Federal Railways
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2T
- length
- 7.9 m
- weight
- 32 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q203302, Wikipedia: BBÖ 12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.