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KkStB 269
Austria–Hungary ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf· from 1912· class of 3 Austrian 0-12-0T rack locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 197 301 Strasshof: Herbert Ortner , Wien, Österreich· CC BY 4.0
- 2. KkStB Class 269: Das48· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The kkStB 269 was class of three rack railway 0-12-0 tank engines of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (k.k. österreichische Staatsbahnen, kkStB) designed to work on the Erzberg Railway (Erzbergbahn) in Styria.
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 114 years ago, in 1912.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1912
- number built
- 3
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf
- operators
- Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways
- top speed
- 30 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-12-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q375262, Wikipedia: KkStB 269 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.