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Baden IX b
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1910· class of 7 German 0-6-2T rack locomotives
what is it?
The Baden Class IX b were German rack railway steam locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways, whose cogwheel drive was designed for running on track with a Riggenbach rack system. The locomotive was produced in two sub-classes, which were designated as IX b1 and IX b2. In 1925, they were grouped by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Class 97.2 within their renumbering plan.
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 116 years ago, in 1910.
- Served for 20 years (1910–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1910–1921
- in service from
- 1910
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 7
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q799078, Wikipedia: Baden IX b (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.