Fastest tank locomotives

As of 2026-10-12, Tegernseebahn 7 tops the list with 70 km/h.

1. #1 Tegernseebahn 7 — 70 km/h

   preserved German 2-8-2T locomotive

   The TAG 7 is a superheated steam locomotive, that was developed and built in 1936 by Krauss-Maffei as EAG 7 for the private Schaftlach-Gmund-Tegernsee Railway Company - later the Tegernsee Railway AG (TAG). Today it belongs to the Bavarian Localbahn Union. Read more on Wikipedia.

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2. #2 K.Bay.Sts.Eb. 6083 → DRG 70 083 — 65 km/h

   preserved German 2-4-0T locomotive

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3. #3 DRG 95 027 → DR 95 0027-3 → 95 1027-2 — 65 km/h

   preserved German 2-10-2T locomotive

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4. #4 FS 940.015 → “JŽ 118-005” — 65 km/h

   Italian 2-8-2T locomotive preserved in Slovenia

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5. #5 KBE 80 — 60 km/h

   German 2-8-2T locomotive

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6. #6 PBHAG No. 8 — 55 km/h source Wikidata
7. #7 AV 7 (2nd) — 50 km/h

   German 0-8-0T locomotive preserved in France

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8. #8 K.Bay.Sts.Eb. 4529 → DRG 98 307 — 50 km/h

   preserved German 0-4-0T locomotive

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9. #9 FBD 424.001 — 50 km/h source Wikidata
10. #10 Kleinbahnabteilung Provinzialverband Sachsen 541 — 45 km/h

    German 0-8-0T locomotive

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