what is it?
The Baden Class III b engines were German steam locomotives designed for hauling passenger trains for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway (Großherzoglich Badische Staatseisenbahn). In this class the Baden state railway grouped rebuilt locomotives of former classes III and III a. Seventy engines of Baden classes III and III a were rebuilt between 1881 and 1891.
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 145 years ago, in 1881.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1881–1891
- number built
- 70
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q799058, Wikipedia: Baden III b (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.