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Prussian T 14

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Union Gießerei· from 1914· class of 589 German 2-8-2T locomotives

Prussian T 14, photo 1 of 3
1/3 MPW57· Public domain

what is it?

The Prussian T 14s were German, 2-8-2T, goods train, tank locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways and the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine. They were later incorporated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn into their renumbering plan as Class 93.0–4. These locomotives were intended for goods traffic and Sunday excursion services on the lines of the Berlin Stadtbahn.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 65 km/htop speed
  • built 589made 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 112 years ago, in 1914.
  • 13.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 57 years (1914–1971).

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

spec sheet

built
1914–1918
in service from
1914
retired
1971
status
retired
number built
589
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Union Gießerei, Henschel & Sohn, Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Hanomag
operators
Polish State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Chemins de fer de l'Est, Prussian state railways, Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Chemins de fer de l'État, Farge-Vegesacker Eisenbahn, Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Wilhelm-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, Prignitzer Eisenbahn AG, Belgian State Railways, Saar Railways
top speed
65 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-2T
length
13.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q164269, Wikipedia: Prussian T 14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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