#0168
Mecklenburg III
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1864· class of 19 German 2-4-0 locomotives
🚉 other retired
what is it?
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway grouped early, 2-4-0, passenger train locomotives from the Friedrich-Franz Railway into its Class III.
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 162 years ago, in 1864.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 46 years (1864–1910).
other: Railcars, inspection vehicles and other rolling stock.
spec sheet
- built
- 1864–1869
- in service from
- 1864
- retired
- 1910
- status
- retired
- number built
- 19
- kind
- other
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- weight
- 31.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1915723, Wikipedia: Mecklenburg III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.