Württemberg B and B2

what is it?

The Württemberg Class B and Class B2 engines were steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen) first built in 1868 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen ('Esslingen engineering works') in Esslingen in the former Kingdom of Württemberg in southern Germany. The engines had a Crampton boiler, an inside Allan valve gear and, for the first time in Württemberg, a Prüsmann chimney. They were equipped with 2 T 6.5 tenders.

who runs it

base stats

• built 86made 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 158 years ago, in 1868.
• 📏13.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 45 years (1868–1913).

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

spec sheet

built

1868–1878

in service from

1868

retired

1913

status

retired

number built

86

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

operators

Royal Württemberg State Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-4-0

length

13.2 m

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