Phoenix and Schnellzuglokomotive S 2/6

Steam locomotives on display in the DB Museum (German Railways) in Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany.

Right: Bayerische Schnellzuglokomotive S 2/6 (1906) — in 1907, the S 2/6 set the world speed record for a steam train at 154.5 km/h — it lasted for 29 years. The drive wheels of 220 cm were impractical and with hardly any rails in Bavaria suitable for such speed, only the one research locomotive was ever built.

Left: Phoenix (1863) — English Crampton-design train used by the Baden railway company.

On display in the DB Museum (German Railways) in Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany.

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