kkStB Class 73
| kkStB 73 / ÖBB 73 / BBÖ 73 / DRB 55 / ÖBB 55 | |
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| Manufacturer | Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik |
| Year(s) of manufacture | 1878-1911 |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-8-0 |
| Axle arrangement | D-n2 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| No. of cylinders | 2 |
The 0-8-0 steam locomotives of kkStB Class 73 were operated by the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kaiserlich-königliche österreichische Staatsbahnen), or k.k.StB, forfreight duties. They were built by the Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik between 1878 and 1911. After 1921 they were later operated by Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) and following the annexation of Austria in 1938, they were incorporated within Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 55.
Preservation
Three examples are preserved: one on a polinth at the ŽOS České Velenice Ceske Velenice, one at Slowenisches Eisenbahnmuseum Ljubljana, and the third at the Heizhaus, Strasshof.
External links
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