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Baden VI b
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maffei· from 1900· class of 173 German 2-6-2T locomotives; first in Germany
what is it?
The Baden VI b was the first German tank locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement. It was developed by the firm of Maffei for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways in order to provide faster services on the Höllentalbahn. As a result, the first six batches were given a firebox sloping to the rear.
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- Served for 65 years (1900–1965).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1923
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1965
- status
- retired
- number built
- 173
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q799118, Wikipedia: Baden VI b (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.