The Prussian T 8 were six-coupled

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goods

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of the

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. They were originally intended for suburban passenger service in Berlin, and for use on branch lines. Due to their poor running qualities, they were demoted to shunting and short-distance goods train service. Between 1906 and 1909, one hundred locomotives were built, of which 80 were still in service with

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in 1923, and 78 in 1925 when they were renumbered in class 89.0 as 89 001 to 078; but due to their poor performance, they were soon sold to private railways. After

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, ten locomotives were ceded to Poland, where they became PKP class TKh3. In 1938, two locomotives were taken back into stock when

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was nationalised; rather than restoring the locomotives' old numbers, they were allocated new ones: 89 1001 and 1002. The same thing happened in 1941 with the nationalisation of the (MFWE) (89 1003 and 1004). Two more were added to the

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fleet in 1949 with the nationalisation of the (89 6476) and the (89 6576). The last DR locomotive was retired in 1965; the last

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locomotive was a ''Werklok'' (works locomotive) which was retired in 1964.

Preservation

One locomotive has been preserved at the : 89 1004, ex MFWE 4 (second), formerly 89 001.

Preservation

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