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Württemberg T 4
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1906· class of 8 German 0-8-0T locomotives
what is it?
The Württemberg T 4 was a class of German, eight-coupled, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. When the T 3 locomotives were no longer capable of banking services on the Geislinger Steige, a locomotive was designed that was to develop twice the power. Because no more locomotives were needed for duties on the ramps, only eight were produced, of which five were supplied in 1906 and three in 1909.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1906–1948).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906–1909
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1948
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Royal Württemberg State Railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 52 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0T
- length
- 11 m
- weight
- 49.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2596878, Wikipedia: Württemberg T 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.