DRB Class 42

class of 859 German 2-10-0 locomotives
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DRB Class 42

Summary

DRB Class 42 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • DRB Class 42 is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • DRB Class 42 is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].
  • DRB Class 42 is in the country of Germany[5].
  • DRB Class 42 is in the country of Saar Protectorate[6].
  • DRB Class 42's image is recorded as Baureihe 42-Noerdlingen-Eisenbahnmuseum-vergrößert.jpg[7].
  • DRB Class 42's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[8].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)[9].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Deutsche Bundesbahn[10].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Polish State Railways[11].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Hungarian State Railways[12].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois[13].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Soviet Railways[14].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Bulgarian State Railways[15].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Austrian Federal Railways[16].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Căile Ferate Române[17].
  • DRB Class 42's operator is recorded as Railways of the Saarland[18].
  • DRB Class 42's manufacturer is recorded as Henschel & Sohn[19].
  • DRB Class 42's subclass of is recorded as tender locomotive[20].
  • DRB Class 42's has use is recorded as freight locomotive[21].
  • DRB Class 42's Commons category is recorded as DR-Baureihe 42[22].
  • DRB Class 42's start time is recorded as +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • DRB Class 42's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[24].
  • DRB Class 42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f1m4f[25].
  • DRB Class 42's service entry is recorded as +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • DRB Class 42's service retirement is recorded as +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Nazi Germany[3], a historical period[28], in German Reich[29], founded in 1933[30]; German Democratic Republic[4], a historical country[31], in German Democratic Republic[32], founded in 1949[33]; Germany[5], a sovereign state[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1949[36]; and Saar Protectorate[6], a historical country[37], founded in 1947[38].

Physical Characteristics

DRB Class 42's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+23000'}[39]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+80'}[40].

Designation and Status

DRB Class 42's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[8].

Why It Matters

DRB Class 42 ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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