#2691
DRG Class 23
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Schichau-Werke· from 1941· class of 2 German 2-6-2 locomotives
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- 1. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-47588-0002, Dampflok 23 1001 (BR 23): Rudolf Hesse· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
what is it?
The German Class 23 (Baureihe 23 or BR 23) engines of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) were standard (Einheitslokomotiven) steam engines that were conceived as a replacement for the Prussian P 8 by the Schichau Works. They were given the same boiler as the Class 50s which were developed in parallel and, like them, the newly developed 2'2' T 26 tender with its front wall that protected train crews during reverse running. In 1941 the two prototypes were built and delivered.
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 85 years ago, in 1941.
- Served for 34 years (1941–1975).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1941
- in service from
- 1941
- retired
- 1975
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Schichau-Werke
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1155031, Wikipedia: DRG Class 23 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.