#1934
BBÖ 181
First Republic of Austria ·built by Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik· from 1922· class of 27 Austrian 2-10-0 locomotives
what is it?
The BBÖ 181 was a class of 27 two-cylinder compound 2-10-0 tender locomotives of the Federal Railways of Austria (Bundesbahnen Österreichs, BBÖ).
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 104 years ago, in 1922.
- 18.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 39 years (1922–1961).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1922–1923
- in service from
- 1922
- retired
- 1961
- status
- retired
- number built
- 27
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- First Republic of Austria
- builders
- Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik
- operators
- Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Bundesbahnen Österreich, Yugoslav Railways
- top speed
- 55 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-10-0
- length
- 18.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q795658, Wikipedia: BBÖ 181 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.