#1456
Württemberg C
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1909· class of 41 German 4-6-2 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Orient-Expreß mit Lok Klasse C: Wilhelm Mayer· Public domain
what is it?
The steam locomotives of the Württemberg Class C were built for the Royal Württemberg State Railways in the early 20th century and were Pacifics designed for hauling express trains. They were the smallest state railway Länderbahn locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- 1.4 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 21.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 46 years (1909–1955).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1921
- in service from
- 1909
- retired
- 1955
- status
- retired
- number built
- 41
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Polish State Railways, Royal Württemberg State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Chemins de fer de l'État
- top speed
- —
- power
- 1.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
- length
- 21.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q315126, Wikipedia: Württemberg C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.