#0329
Baden IV c
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe· from 1875· class of 59 German 2-4-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Kraichgaubahn Joehlingen 1879: Festschrift der Philip Holzmann AG. 100 Jahre Kraichgaubahn Jubiläumsschrift von 1979.· Public domain
what is it?
The steam locomotives of Baden Class IV c were passenger locomotives operated by Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway in the former south German state of Baden.
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 151 years ago, in 1875.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 50 years (1875–1925).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1875–1887
- in service from
- 1875
- retired
- 1925
- status
- retired
- number built
- 59
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- weight
- 31.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q799071, Wikipedia: Baden IV c (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.