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Württemberg Tss 3
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1896· German 750 mm gauge 0-6-0T steam locomotives – class of 4
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what is it?
The Württemberg Tss 3 was a class of four 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge 0-6-0T locomotives of the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen, K.W.St.E.). They were bought in 1896 for service on the Zabergäubahn (Lauffen-Leonbronn) und Federseebahn (Schussenried–Buchau–Riedlingen). They were fitted with Klose drive.
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 130 years ago, in 1896.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 31 years (1896–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896
- in service from
- 1896
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Royal Württemberg State Railways
- top speed
- 30 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 750 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 7.1 m
- weight
- 16.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2596883, Wikipedia: Württemberg Tss 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.