The Prussian G 5.5 locomotives were early German freight

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s with a compound engine. Unlike the otherwise identical G 5.4 they had a leading

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instead of a

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. The delivery of the G 5.5 in 1910 followed directly after that of the G 5.4. A total of either 20 or 25 G 5.5 locomotives were built. The

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took over several of these locomotives as Nos. 54 1076-1092; other sources list them as Nos. 54 1080-1082 and 1085-1092. During the

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, several more G 5.5's were reclaimed by the Reichsbahn from

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: Nos. 54 1121, 1141, 1157 and 1185; other sources cite 54 1183, 1217 and 1218. Other railways also procured this class: *

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (''Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn'' or ''M.F.F.E.'') was the state railway company in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After its second nationalisat ...

: Nine locomotives, classed as G 5.4, see Mecklenburg G 5.4. *

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: Three locomotives from 1912, see Alsace-Lorraine G 5.5.

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* ''This article was created from a translation of the equivalent German language article'' * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prussian G 05.5 2-6-0 locomotives G 05.5 Railway locomotives introduced in 1910 Standard-gauge locomotives of Germany 1′C n2v locomotives Freight locomotives

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