Württemberg A

what is it?

Then locomotives of Württemberg Class A were express train steam locomotives operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. They were built from 1878 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen engineering works. In the mid-1860s the Württemberg State Railways turned away from the 4-4-0 American-influenced locomotives and went back to 2-4-0 locomotives, because they were cheaper to buy and maintain.

who runs it

RWRoyal Württemberg State RailwaysDeutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

• speed 80 km/htop speed
• built 25made in total

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 148 years ago, in 1878.
• 📏14.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 47 years (1878–1925).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1878–1891

in service from

1878

retired

1925

status

retired

number built

25

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

operators

Royal Württemberg State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn

top speed

80 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-4-0

length

14.1 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.