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Württemberg I
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Norris Locomotive Works· from 1845· class of 3 German 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Würtemberg I was a class of tender locomotives of the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergischen Staats-Eisenbahnen, K.W.St.E). They were their first locomotives.
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 181 years ago, in 1845.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.6 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 16 years (1845–1861).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1845
- in service from
- 1845
- retired
- 1861
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Norris Locomotive Works
- operators
- Royal Württemberg State Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2′B n2
- length
- 10.6 m
- weight
- 16 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2596840, Wikipedia: Württemberg I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.