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Prussian T 11

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Union Gießerei· from 1903· class of 470 German 2-6-0T locomotives

Prussian T 11, photo 1 of 3
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what is it?

The Prussian Class T 11 were passenger tank locomotives produced between 1903 and 1910 in the service of the Prussian state railways for duties on the Berlin Stadtbahn.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • built 470made in total

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 123 years ago, in 1903.
  • 11.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 71 years (1903–1974).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1903–1910
in service from
1903
retired
1974
status
retired
number built
470
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Union Gießerei, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, AG Vulcan Stettin, Linke-Hofmann, Borsig
operators
Deutsche Reichsbahn, Prussian state railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
top speed
80 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-0T
length
11.2 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q240376, Wikipedia: Prussian T 11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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