Steam Locomotive Class Numbering System

 

Depending on their mainly intended duties and their wheel arrangement German steam locomotives were given the following class numbers

 

Class Number Type
01 - 19 Express Passenger Tender Locomotives
20 - 39 Passenger Tender Locomotives
40 - 59 Goods Tender Locomotives
60 - 79 Passenger Tank Locomotives
80 - 96 Goods Tank Locomotives
97  SG Rack Locomotives
98 SG Light Railway Locomotives
99 All MG Locomotives

 

Running Number

The actual locomotive number consists of the class number and the running number in class class number and running number separated by a little space

Locomotive Number

01 126

class number  

 running number of identical locomotives

  

To distinguish locomotives of identical variant within the same class number sometimes the first one or two digits of the running number were employed.

 

01 001- 01 XXX       Standard Class two cylinder Pacific

 

01 1001 – 01 1XXX  Standard Class three cylinder Pacific, orig. streamlined

 

52 001 – 52 XXXX   Standard Class wartime Decapod

 

52 8001 – 52 8XXX  Standard Class wartime Decapod, rebuilt in East Germany

 

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