#0602
Mecklenburg G 3
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Unknown builder· from 1887· class of 8 German 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Mecklenburg Class G 3 was an early German steam locomotive operated by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. Formerly the Class IX it was a copy of the Prussian G 3.
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 139 years ago, in 1887.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1887–1895
- number built
- 8
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17101207, Wikipedia: Mecklenburg G 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.