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Württemberg Tss 4
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1894· class of 3 German 750 mm gauge 0-8-0T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tss4-Oberstenfeld: E. Anselmier.· Public domain
what is it?
The Württemberg Tss 4 was a class of three 750-mm gauge 0-8-0T locomotives of the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen, K.W.St.E.). They were used on the Bottwartalbahn between Heilbronn Süd and Marbach am Neckar. While in service, the locomotives were based at Beilstein.
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 132 years ago, in 1894.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 34 years (1894–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1894
- in service from
- 1894
- retired
- 1928
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- 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
- length
- 8.1 m
- weight
- 21.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2596885, Wikipedia: Württemberg Tss 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.