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what is it?
The Baden Class I b locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were built for the pontoon bridges from Heidelberg to Speyer. Altogether three of these engines were on duty, of which two had been taken over from the Palatinate Railway in 1874. A third machine was procured directly from the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe in 1893.
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 152 years ago, in 1874.
- Served for 61 years (1865–1926).
other: Railcars, inspection vehicles and other rolling stock.
spec sheet
- built
- 1874–1893
- in service from
- 1865
- retired
- 1926
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- other
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Palatinate Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2084587, Wikipedia: Baden I b (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.