List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses

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This list gives an overview of the locomotives and railcars that were in the Prussian state railways. Also included are the locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Hesse State Railways (Grossherzoglich Hessischen Staatseisenbahnen) and the Prussian-Hessian Railway Company (Preussisch-Hessischen Eisenbahngemeinschaft).

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Locomotive classification

1883 classification system

Up to 1 April 1883 the Prussian state railways or acquired private railways designated their locomotives with names and/or numbers. From that date the following numbering scheme was introduced into all the railway divisions.

1 to 99uncoupled locomotives
100 to 499four-coupled passenger train locomotives
500 to 799four-coupled goods train locomotives
800 to 1399six-coupled goods train locomotives
1400 to 1699four-coupled tank locomotives
1700 to 1899six-coupled tank locomotives
1900 to 1999special locomotives

This scheme applied to all state railway divisions and state-managed private railways. Locomotive numbering was organised according to the above system. However a locomotive could only be identified exactly by using the divisional name and running number in combination.

Because of the increasing numbers of locomotives being procured, the classification scheme and its range of numbers were no longer sufficient. However the numbering system was not immediately replaced. As a result, numbering chaos arose as individual divisions used spare numbers and unique designations for new locomotives.

1903 classification system

Due to the resulting confusion a new classification scheme was introduced in 1903. This was based on the systems used in the Cologne West Rhine (Coeln linksrheinisch), Elberfeld und Magdeburg railway divisions. This changeover took place between 1905 and 1908 within the divisions.

There were four main groups:

An additional number represented the power delivered by the engine and together specified its group. The higher the number the more powerful the locomotive. Engines with a medium power rating were given the number 3. Saturated steam engines were given odd, and superheated steam locomotives even, numbers.

The individual locomotive groups were given a specific range of numbers, that often differentiated between two-cylinder (Zwillings-) and compound locomotives.

Because the group criteria allowed a certain degree of freedom, and because the myriad locomotives were often different, it was possible for the same type of locomotive to be placed in different groups in the different railway divisions.

From 1910 the divisions within the groups were further refined using indices. And as older locomotives were mustered out the groups became largely uniform. As a result, from that time the group designation became simultaneously a class designation. In the margins of this measure, individual locomotive types were redesignated into other groups.

From 1914 the allocation of numbers began to be no longer consistent. This situation became worse after the end of the First World War as a result of the dissolution of the railway divisions as well as the disorganised way in which locomotives were entered into service.

Classification system for technical and engineering purposes

For technical and engineering purposes, the system introduced in 1883 was not practicable. In order to describe individual types of locomotive a second system was therefore brought in.

This scheme was based on a leading fraction for the running gear ratio, capital letters to specify the primary role and type of steam used, and additional abbreviations for special features.

  • H. – Heissdampf- = superheated
  • S. – Schnellzug- = express train
  • P. – Personenzug- = passenger train
  • G. – Güterzug- = goods train
  • T. – Tender- = tank
  • L. – Lokomotive = locomotive
  • u. – und = and
  • dr. – Laufdrehgestell = carrying bogie
  • dr. kr. – Krauss-Drehgestell (-Lenkgestell) = Krauss-Helmholtz bogie (pony truck)
  • 3cyl. – Dreizylinder- = three-cylinder
  • 4cyl. – Vierzylinder- = four-cylinder
  • v. – Verbund-Triebwerk = compound drive

There were no special abbreviations for wet steam engines, tender locomotives, two-cylinder engines and simple steam expansion.

So 2/4 H. S. L. dr. meant a four-coupled, four axled, superheated express train locomotive with carrying bogie.

Further details such as 'bus' ("Omnibus") were spelt out in full. With the addition of phrases like 'with trailing axle' ("mit hinterer Laufachse") it was possible to distinguish whether a carrying wheelset was in front of or behind the coupled wheels. Following on were further descriptions in order to differentiate the different locomotives. So, for example, the name of the design company, or the name of the railway division that first procured the engine, or the fact that the locomotive was built to certain standards, were added. This classification system continued even after the introduction of the 1903 scheme. From 1910 the detail of the wheel arrangement as a fraction was replaced by a combination of figures for carrying axles and letters for coupled axles (see UIC classification).

Classification of electric locomotives and railbuses

The first locomotives built from 1908 were given the Class designation "WSL" - Wechselstrom-Schnellzug-Lokomotive (AC express train locomotive) and "WGL" - Wechselstrom-Güterzug-Lokomotive (AC goods train locomotive) as well as operating numbers: from 10201 for the goods train engines and 10501 for the expresses. In addition the name of the railway division followed. Because the system was no longer adequate for the locomotives ordered from 1911 a system was introduced similar to the steam engine classification scheme.

It comprised the class designations:

Multiple locomotives were designated with lower case letters.

The railbuses were initially only given an operating number. From 1910 type letters were introduced.

There were far more locomotives than available 4-digit numbers; consequently each division had its own list. Locomotives transferred between divisions would be renumbered. The 22 divisions were:

  • Altona [Hamburg]
  • Berlin
  • Breslau
  • Bromberg
  • Cassel
  • Danzig
  • Elberfeld
  • Erfurt
  • Essen
  • Frankfurt
  • Halle
  • Hannover
  • Kattowitz
  • Köln [Cologne]
  • Königsberg
  • Magdeburg
  • Mainz
  • Münster
  • Osten
  • Posen
  • Saarbrücken
  • Stettin

The operating numbers were always given together with their originating railway division in order to avoid any possible confusion.

Remarks about the tables

The lists give an overview of the locomotives procured by the Prussian state railways (Preussische(n) Staatseisenbahnen) from 1880 or as standard types thereafter.

Steam locomotives

Express train locomotives

ClassNumber rangeDRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
S 1  [ de ]1–100141884–18871B n2vHanover type
(12 7001 – 7004)2601885–18981B n2Standard type based on to M III-2; 3 units, classed as P 3
S 2  [ de ]101–200218902′B n2vExperimental loco, Hannover
218912′B n2Experimental loco, Erfurt variant
22′B n2v
1481892–18932′B n2Standard type based on M III-2a, copy of the Erfurt experimental loco
118922′B n2Experimental loco with Lentz flue boiler
S 3 201–40013 002 – 02810271893–19032′B n2vStandard type based on M III-2b; 4 units with Pielock water separator (Dampftrockner), classified S 4 for a time
13 001(26)(1904–1908)2′B n2vRebuild of S 2 based on M III-2a with compound system
S 4 401–500118982′B h2Superheated trials engine with fire tube superheater
21899–19002′B h2Superheated trials engine with smokebox superheater
13 501 – 5041041898–19092′B h2Standard type based on M XIV-2
S 51  [ de ]501–600118942′B n4vExperimental locomotive with four-cylinder compound engine, of the same type as for the Chemins de fer du Nord
171900–19032′B n4vHannover variant
221902–19032′B n4v Grafenstaden variant
S 52  [ de ]501–60013 651 – 8503671905–19112′B n2vStandard type based on M III-2b, so-called "strengthened S 3"; classified S 3 until 1910
S 6 601–70013 1001 – 12865841906–19132′B h2Standard type based on M XIV-2a
S 7  [ de ]701–8001591902–19062′B1′ n4vStandard type based on M III-2f, Hanover variant; one with Pielock water separator, classified S 8 for a time
791902–19052′B1′ n4v Grafenstaden variant, delivered in 3 versions
S 8 801–90014 001 – 002(2)(1913–1914)2′B1′ h4vRebuilt S 9 based on M III-2g with superheater
S 9 (Experimental)  [ de ]901–1000219042′B2′ n3vFast Wittfeld-Kuhn trials locomotive
S 9 901–100014 031991908–19102′B1′ n4vStandard type based on M III-2g, 2 prototypes initially classified as S 7
S 10 1001–110017 001 – 1352021910–19142′C h4Standard type based on M XIV-2b, 2 prototypes initially classified as S 8
S 101 1101–120017 1001 – 1123,
17 1145 – 1153
1451911–19142′C h4vStandard type based on M XIV-2c1, 1911 version
17 1124 – 1144,
17 1154 – 1209
921914–19162′C h4vStandard type based on M XIV-2c2, 1914 version
S 102 1201–130017 201 – 2961241914–19162′C h3Standard type based on M XIV-2d; like the S 10, only with 3 cylinders
S 11  [ de ]1301–1307719181′C2′ h4vkkStB 310.300; 10 ordered from the kkStB, 7 taken over by Prussia, handed to Poland in 1922

Passenger train locomotives

ClassNumber rangeDRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
P 1  [ de ]1501 –1550561885–18911′B n2Standard type based on M III-1b, so-called "newer Ruhr-Sieg type"; 24 units classified as P 2
P 2 1551–16001661877–18841B n2Standard type based on M 15, with inside valve gear; 7 units classified as P 3
761878–1883Standard type based on M 16, with outside valve gear; 17 units classified as P 1
518862′B n2Cöln linksreheinisch Division variant
P 3  [ de ]1601–1700318912′B n2vSo-called "Mosel railway locomotives"; like the P 32, only with bogie
P 31  [ de ]1601–1700(34 7001 – 7012)6851885–18991B n2Standard type based on M III-1
P 32  [ de ]1701–1800(34 7101 – 7134)1311887–19031B n2vStandard type based on M III-1a
P 41  [ de ]1801–1900218912′B n2Experimental locomotive, Erfurt variant
551891–18922′B n2Standard type based on M III-1c, copy of the Erfurt experimental locomotive
36 7001 – 70094241893–19012′B n2Standard type based on M III-1d
118982′B h2Superheated experimental locomotive with fire tube superheater
P 42  [ de ]1901–2000218912′B n2vExperimental locomotive, Erfurt variant
36 002 – 4387071898–19102′B n2vStandard type based on M III-1c
36 001(5)(1907)2′B n2vP 41 rebuilt to compound operation, based on M III-c
P 6 2101–230037 001 – 1602721901–19101′C h2Standard type based on M XIV-1; 37 161 - 163 identical engines of the former Royal Military Railway
P 7  [ de ]2301–2400181899–19022′C n4v Grafenstaden variant
P 8 2401–280038 1001 – 1572,
38 1576 – 1749,
38 1752 – 1790,
38 1793 – 2022,
38 2024 – 2025,
38 2027 – 2118,
38 2120 – 3389,
38 3395 – 3673,
38 3677 – 3792,
38 3951 – 4000
34981906–19232′C h2Standard type based on M XIV-1a
(P 10)(from 2801)39 001–- 2602601922–19251′D1′ h3

Goods train locomotives

ClassNumber rangeDRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
G 1 3001–3050491887–1897B n2Standard type based on M III-3g
G 2 3051–3100451888–1901B1 n2Standard type based on M III-3b; 24 units classified as P 2, 2 units classified as P 3
G 3 3101–360053 7001 – 715722191877–1901C n2Standard type based on M III-3 (old M 13 and M 14); loco with 10 kp/cm² boiler pressure should be classified as G 3, with 12 kp/cm² as G 41
G 41 3601–380053 7601 – 7617
G 42 3801–390053 001 – 0247741882–1903C n2vStandard type based on M III-3a, compounded variant of the G 3
G 43 3901–400053 301 – 327631903–1907C n2vStandard type based on M III-3o, Union variant
G 51 4001–440054 001 – 0712681892–19021′C n2Standard type based on M III-3c, with Allan valve gear and Adams axle.
G 52 4001–440054 201 – 323,
54 325 – 342,
54 345 – 352,
54 354 – 367
4991896–19011′C n2vStandard type based on M III-3h, compounded variant of the G 51
G 53 4001–440054 601 – 6712061903–19061′C n2Standard type based on M III-3l, two-cylinder variant of the G 54
G 54 4001–440054 801 – 981,
54 985 – 1079,
54 1083 – 1084
7531901–19101′C n2v
1′C h2v
Standard type based on M III-3k, with Walschaerts valve gear and Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
G 55 4001–440054 1080 – 1082,
54 1085 – 1092
2019101′C n2vStandard type based on M III-3n; like the G 54, but with Adams axle
G 71 4401–460055 001 – 66012051893–1917D n2Standard type based on M III-3d
G 72 4601–480055 702 – 55 139216461895–1911D n2vStandard type based on M III-3i, compounded variant of the G71
G 73 4601–480055 701,
56 001 – 005
851893–19171′D n2vStandard type based on M III-3e
G 8 4801–500055 1601 – 225610541902–1913D h2Standard type based on M XIV-3
G 81 4801–5000,
5151–5400
55 2501 – 2945,
55 2947 – 3337,
55 3341 – 3366,
55 3368 – 4274,
55 4280 – 4284,
55 4286 – 5622
49581913–1921D h2Standard type based on M XIV-3b
G 82 56 2001 – 2275,
56 2281 – 2485,
56 2551 – 2916
8461919–19281′D h2
G 83 56 101 – 185851919–19201′D h3
G 9 (Mallet) 5001–5150271893–1898B′B n4vStandard type based on M III-3f, articulated Mallet locomotive
G 9 5001–515055 2301 – 24332001908–1911D n2Standard type based on M III-3m, 36 units, rebuilt in 1923/24 into D h2
G 10 5401–555057 1001 – 1123,
57 1125 – 2725,
57 2892 – 3101
26151910–1924E h2Standard type based on XIV-3a
G 12 (CFOA) 5551–555558 1001519171′E h315 units, ordered by the CFOA (Chemin de Fer Ottomane Anatole), 5 units taken over by Prussia
G 12 from 555158 1002 – 214311681917–19221′E h3Standard type based on M XIV-3d, 10 units, sold to Baden in 1920
G 121 from 555158 001 – 015211915–19171'E h3Standard type based on M XIV-3c

Tank locomotives

ClassNumber rangeDRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
T 0  [ de ]6001–6040101880, 18831A n2t
1A n2vt
Various types
T 1  [ de ]6001–6040(98 7021)761882–1886B n2(v)tVarious types
T 2  [ de ]6041–6100(88 7001, 7002, 7601)671884–1889B n2tStandard type
T 2 / T 4  [ de ]6041–6100701881–18821B n2t1st Berlin type
T 21  [ de ]6041–6100181884B1 n2t
T 2 / T 3 / T 4  [ de ]6041–610051895, 1902B1 n2tStandard type
T 3 6100–640089 7001 – 751118041881–1910C n2t
T 4  [ de ]6401–6600(70 7001)141884–18881B n2tMagdeberg variant
T 4  [ de ]6401–6600241885–18901′B n2tHanover variant
T 4  [ de ]6401–6600(69 7001 – 7002
70 7002 – 7004
70 7015 – 7016)
781888–18931B n2t2nd Berlin type
T 41  [ de ]6401–6600(70 7005 – 7014,
70 7017 – 7033;
70 7036 – 7037)
1771890–18981B n2tStandard type T 4
T 42  [ de ]6401–6600(69 7003)631889–1897B1 n2t
T 43  [ de ]6401–6600(70 7034, 7035)318981′B n2t
T 51 6601–670071 001 – 0263091895–19051′B1′ n2t
T 52 6601–670072 001 – 002361899–19002′B n2t,
2′B h2t
T 6 6701–68001219021′C1′ n3t,
1′C1′ n2t
T 7 6801–700089 7801 – 78693741876–1900C n2
T 8 7001–705089 001 – 0781001906–1909C h2t
T 9 Elberfeld 7051–740090 116
(90 351 – 363)
371891–1900C1′ n2t
T 9 Langenschwalbach 7051–740090 232, 233191892–1895C1′ n2t
T 91 7051–740090 001 – 021,
90 024 – 115,
90 117 – 122,
90 125 – 231
4251893–1909C1′ n2tSeveral locos wrongly classified as 91.0–1 (T 9.2) and 91.3 (T 9.3)
T 92 7051–740091 001 – 087,
91 090 – 108,
91 115
2351892–19011′C n2tSeveral locos wrongly classified as 90.0–2 (T 9.1)
T 93 7051–740091 303 – 180520601902–19221′C n2t
T 10 7401–750076 001 – 0111219092′C h2t
T 11 7501–770074 001 – 3584701903–19101′C n2t,
1′C h2t
T 12 7701–7900
Berlin 8201–8500
Berlin 8701–8754
74 401 – 543,
74 545 – 1310
9741902–19161′C h2t
T 13 Hagans 7901–8000(92 501 – 505)291899–1902D n2t
T 13 7901–800092 501 – 584,
92 589 – 605,
92 608 – 731,
92 739 – 909,
92 914 – 954,
92 1001 – 1072
5851899–1922D n2t
(T 131)7901–800092 405 – 41391921, 1922D h2t
T 14 (Experimental)  [ de ]Berlin 8501119131′D1′ h2t
T 14 8501–870093 001 – 4175471913–19181′D1′ h2t,
1′D1′ h3t
T 141 8501–8700
Berlin 8901–9105
93 501 – 794,
93 815 – 831,
93 851 – 1017
7291918–19241′D1′ h2t93 1018 – 1261 procured by the DRG
T 15  [ de ]8001–8100(94 7001 – 7022)931897–1905E n2t
T 16 (Experimental)  [ de ]Erfurt 1980119042′C2′ h4vtExperimental locomotive
T 16 8101–820094 201 – 464,
94 468 – 490
94 501
3431905–1913E h2t
T 161 8101–8200
Essen 8201–8400
Essen 8601–8809
94 502 – 1377,
94 1501 – 1584
12361913–1924E h2t94 1585 – 1740 procured by the DRG
T 18 8401–8500
Essen 8901–8960
78 001 – 092,
78 094 – 145,
78 166 – 282,
78 351 – 401
4601912–19272′C2′ h2t78 402 – 528 procured by the DRG
(T 20)(9201–9300)95 001 – 045451922–19241′E1′ h2tDelivery ran into the DRG era
T 26  [ de ]9001–905097 001 – 030351902–1920C1′ n2(4)zt Rack railway locomotive
T 28  [ de ]Erfurt 910197 401119221′D1′ h2(4v)ztRack railway locomotive

Narrow gauge locomotives

ClassNumber rangeDRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
Metre gauge
T 31  [ de ]Erfurt 1–441879–1893C n2tAcquired with the Felda Railway
Erfurt 5, 7–8(99 7101)31887C n2tAcquired with the Hildburghausen-Heldburg-Lindenau Railway
T 311  [ de ]Erfurt 699 710221875–1899C n2tAcquired with the Eisfeld-Unterneubrunn Railway
T 32  [ de ]Erfurt 4111897C n2tAcquired with the Eisfeld-Unterneubrunn Railway; also classified as the T 29 and T 30
T 33  [ de ]Erfurt 51–6399 031 – 032,
99 041 – 045,
99 051 – 052,
99 061 – 063
131908–1914C n2tAlso classified as T 30
T 34  [ de ]Erfurt 7111899C1′ n2tAlso classified as T 28 and T 29
T 35  [ de ]Erfurt 81(99 141)11902D n2tAlso classified as T 30, T 31 und T 32
(T 40  [ de ])Erfurt 91–9399 181 – 18331923E h2tProcurement and delivery by the DRG
785 mm (2 ft 6+2932 in)
T 31  [ de ]Kattowitz 1–991877–1880C n2tAcquired with the Upper Silesian Narrow Gauge Railway
T 311  [ de ]Kattowitz 10–36(99 7401 – 7404,
99 7411 – 7413)
271884–1899C n2tAcquired with the Upper Silesian Narrow Gauge Railway
T 36  [ de ]Kattowitz 101–10441897–1901CB′ n2t
T 37 Kattowitz 111–13099 401 – 408201902–1912D n2t
T 38  [ de ]Kattowitz 211–23799 411 – 420271914–1919D h2t
T 39  [ de ]Oppeln 251–25799 431 – 4357 (+6)1919–1926E h2t99 441 – 446 DRG copies

Electric locomotives

Class/No(s).DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
ES 1 to ES 3  [ de ]E 00 02319112′B1′
ES 4  [ de ]119121′D1′
ES 5  [ de ]119131′C1′
ES 6  [ de ]119141′C1′
ES 9 to ES 19  [ de ]E 01 09 – E 01 19111914–19221′C1′
(ES 51 to ES 57  [ de ])E 06 01 – E 06 0771924–19262′C2′Procured by the DRG
EP 201 119121′D1′Originally classified as EG 501
EP 202 to EP 208  [ de ]E 30 02 – E 30 08719151′C1′
EP 209/210 and EP 211/212  [ de ]E 49 00219222′B+B1′
(EP 213 and EP 214  [ de ])E 42 13, E 42 1421924B′B′Procured by the DRG
(EP 215 to EP 219  [ de ])E 42 15 – E 42 1951924–1925B′B′Procured by the DRG
EP 235  [ de ]E 50 35119172′D1′
EP 236 to 246  [ de ]E 50 36 – E 50 46111923–19242′D1′
EP 247 to 252  [ de ]E 50 47 – E 50 5261923–19242′D1′
EG 502 to EG 505 E 70 02 – E 70 0541911D
EG 506 E 70 0611911D
EG 507 and EG 508 E 70 07, E 70 0821913D
EG 509/510 119111′B + B1′
EG 511 to EG 537  [ de ]E 71 11 – E 71 37271914–1922B′B′
EG 538abc to EG 549abc  [ de ]E 91 38 – E 91 49121915B+B+B
EG 551/552 to EG 569/570  [ de ]E 90 51 – E 90 60101919–1923C+C
EG 571ab to EG 579ab  [ de ]E 92 71 – E 92 7991923–1925Co+Co
(EG 581 to EG 594)E 91 81 – E 91 94141925–1926C′C′Ordered by the DRG
(EG 701 to EG 725)E 77 51 – E 77 75251924–1926(1B)(B1)Ordered by the DRG
EV 1/2  [ de ]E 73 0311911Bo+Bo
EV 3/4  [ de ]11913Bo+Bo
EV 5I  [ de ]11910A1A
EV 5II  [ de ]E 73 0511923Bo′Bo′
EV 6 E 73 0611926Bo′Bo′Ordered by the DRG
EB 1 to EB 3  [ de ]31914B

Railbuses

Class/No(s).DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) BuiltTypeRemarks
Steam Railcars
DT 1 11903A1 nt2
DT 2  [ de ]21905(1A)1 n2v
DT 3 31905A1 n2v
Electric Railcars
2051 and 2052 1903(A1A) 3′
501 Berlin to 532 Berlin 1903–1912Bo′2′ Berlin City Railway [1]
551/552 Altona to 669/670 Altona 1501 a/b – 1560 a/b1905–1907Bo′1 + 1(1A) and Bo′1 + 1 2′ Hamburg-Altona City and Suburban Railway
671/672 Altona to 719/720 Altona 1561 a/b – 1575 a/b1909Bo′1 + 1 2′Hamburg-Altona City and Suburb Railway
721/722 Altona to 829/830 Altona 1576 a/b – 1588 a/b1910–1913Bo′1 + 1 2′Hamburg-Altona City and Suburban Railway
501 Breslau to 506 Breslau  [ de ]ET 87 01 – ET 87 051914, 19152′ 1 + B′1 + 1 2′
507 Breslau to 510 Breslau  [ de ]ET 88 01 – ET 88 041923(A1)(1A)
(Experimental Berlin A to F)3001 Berlin – 3022e Berlin,
6001 Berlin – 6030 Berlin
1920Bo′2′+2+2+2+2′Bo',
Bo′2′2′2′2′Bo′
Experimental trains for the Berlin S-Bahn, ordered by the DRG
Battery Railcars
A 1 201 – 2051907A 1 AOld class AT 1/06
AT 2 1907(1A)Bo′,
Bo′Bo′
AT 2  [ de ]223/224 – 233/234,
241/242 – 353/354
1908–19111A+A1,
2A+A2
Wittfeld type, old class AT 3/11 and AT 3/06
A 3 355/356 – 489/4901910–19122A+A2Wittfeld type, old class AT 3/09 and AT 3/11
A 4 491/492 – 531/532,
537/538 – 545/546,
555/556 – 563/564,
579/580
19132A+A2Wittfeld type, old class AT 3/13
A 5 533/534 + 535/5361913, 19143+Bo+3Wittfeld type, old class AT 3/12
A 6 547/548 – 553/554,
565/566 – 567/568
1913, 19143+Bo+3
AT 569 - 578 19161A+1A+A1
Internal Combustion Railcars
Experimental Railbus VT301907(1A)(A1)
VT 1 to VT 20 19092′Bo′
VT 101 to VT 103  [ de ]19143′B′

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The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia. The words "state railways" are not capitalized because Prussia did not have an independent railway administration; rather the individual railway organisations were under the control of the Ministry for Trade and Commerce or its later offshoot, the Ministry for Public Works.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swiss locomotive and railcar classification</span> Classifications of Swiss trains

For more than a century, the Swiss locomotive, multiple unit, motor coach and railcar classification system, in either its original or updated forms, has been used to name and classify the rolling stock operated on the railways of Switzerland. It started out as a uniform system for the classification and naming of all rolling stock, powered and unpowered, but had been replaced and amended by the UIC classification of goods wagons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prussian G 8.1</span>

The Prussian G 8.1 was steam locomotive operated by the Prussian state railways. It was a heavier, stronger development of the G 8 and was initially referred to as a 'strengthened standard class'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prussian G 12</span>

The Prussian G 12 is a 1'E 2-10-0 goods train locomotive built for the Prussian state railways.

The DRG locomotive classification system was developed by the German Imperial Railway Company or Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG), which was formed in 1924 following the merger of the German state railways (Länderbahnen) in 1920. A common classification and numbering scheme was needed in order to organise effectively the four hundred or so different steam locomotive classes taken over from the state railways, as well as new locomotives. This process lasted until 1926. Only then was the final renumbering plan fixed.

The Saxon Class XVIII was a German six-coupled tender locomotive built for the Royal Saxon State Railways in 1917/18 for express train services. The Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped them in 1925 into DRG Class 18.0.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saxon XX HV</span>

The Saxon Class XX were German eight-coupled express train, tender locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways just after the First World War. The locomotives, which became known as the 'Pride of Saxony' (Sachsenstolz) were the first and only German express locomotives with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement and, at the time of their appearance, were the largest express engines in the whole of Europe. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these locomotive into their DRG Class 19.0.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prussian P 6</span>

The Prussian Class P 6s were passenger locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways with a leading axle and three coupled axles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saxon XIV HT</span>

The Saxon Class XIV T locomotives were six-coupled tank engines operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways for mixed duties on main and branch lines. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped them into their DRG Class 75.5.

The ELBE to HAYN series of early, German, steam locomotives were equipped with tenders and operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company.

The RICHARD HARTMANN to ZWICKAU series of early German locomotives were express train tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company.

The Saxon VI were a class of early German, express train, steam locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways.

The Prussian Class G 5.1 steam engines were the first 2-6-0 goods locomotives in Europe. They were developed for the Prussian state railways from the Class G 4 and a total of no less than 264 units of this class were placed in service in Prussia between 1892 and 1902. The twin-cylinder G 5.1 had been designed to raise the speed of goods trains on main lines. In addition, more powerful engines were needed for the increasingly heavy train loads. The locomotives, which were equipped with a compressed air brake, were used in charge of fast goods trains (Eilgüterzugdienst) and also passenger trains due to their impressive top speed of 65 km/h. The G 5.1 was fitted with inside Allan valve gear and the carrying wheels were of the Adams axle design. The engines were coupled with tenders of Class pr 3 T 12. In Prussian service they were renumbered in 1905 into the 4001–4150 range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saxon IIIb V</span>

The Saxon Class IIIb was a twin-coupled tender locomotive built for passenger services with the Royal Saxon State Railways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saxon VIII V2</span>

The Saxon Class VIII 2 was a twin-coupled tender locomotive procured for passenger services by the Royal Saxon State Railways. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these engines into their Class 36.9-10.

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