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Prussian T 12

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Union Gießerei· from 1902· class of 1014 German 2-6-0T locomotives

Prussian T 12, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Prussian Class T 12 were early German passenger tank locomotives built for the Prussian state railways in large numbers. These locomotives were superheated variants of the T 11.

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • built 1,014made 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 124 years ago, in 1902.

other: Railcars, inspection vehicles and other rolling stock.

spec sheet

built
1902–1921
number built
1,014
kind
other
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Union Gießerei, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Borsig
top speed
80 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q303912, Wikipedia: Prussian T 12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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