#0050
Palatine Nos. 1–8, 21
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maffei· from 1846· class of 9 German 2-2-2 locomotives
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- 1. Lokdenis1850: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The steam locomotives with operating numbers 1–8 and 21 belonged to the Palatinate Ludwig Railway. They were the first locomotives built for this company. The locomotives manufactured from 1846 onwards were taken out of service by 1883.
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 180 years ago, in 1846.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 36 years (1847–1883).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1846–1851
- in service from
- 1847
- retired
- 1883
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
- operators
- Palatine Ludwig Railway Company, Palatinate Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
- weight
- 21.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1169147, Wikipedia: Palatine Nos. 1–8, 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.