#0115
SStB – Gutenberg
Austria–Hungary ·built by Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik· from 1857· class of 1 Austrian 2-4-0 locomotive
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- 1. SB 12 291: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The SStB - Gutenberg was a steam locomotive of the Südlichen Staatsbahn (SStB) or Southern National Railway of Austria-Hungary. The locomotive was the last one ordered by the SStB. It was supplied by Georg Sigl in Vienna in 1857, and was the first locomotive he produced. The name Gutenberg refers to Johannes Gutenberg and results from the fact that Sigl originally built printing machines.
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 169 years ago, in 1857.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 23 years (1857–1880).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1857
- in service from
- 1857
- retired
- 1880
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- builders
- Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik
- operators
- Austrian Southern Railway Company, k.k. Südliche Staatsbahn
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- weight
- 28.4 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q875048, Wikipedia: SStB – Gutenberg (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.