BBÖ 214

what is it?

The BBÖ 214 were a class of 13 Austrian 2-8-4 express train steam locomotives of the Federal Railways of Austria (Bundesbahnen Österreich, BBÖ). They were the largest steam locomotives ever built in Austria and the most powerful express locomotives with the longest connecting rods that existed in Europe at that time. To date, the 214 has the longest connecting rods in the world.

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysDeutsche ReichsbahnBÖBundesbahnen Österreich

base stats

• power 2.2 MWpower output
• built 13made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗2.2 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 📏22.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 34 years (1928–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1928–1936

in service from

1928

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

13

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

First Republic of Austria

builders

Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf

operators

Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Bundesbahnen Österreich

top speed

—

power

2.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-4

length

22.6 m

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