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With the G 7 and G 8, KPEV (Prussian state railway) had introduced the four-coupled goods locomotive, which was then developed to perfection for the time in the form of the G 81. However, to cope with the axle load of 17 Mp, a reinforced superstructure was necessary. This could not be achieved at the same pace as the manufacturers supplied the locomotives. That created the demand for a lighter yet equally strong engine to reduce the need to separate trains. A five-coupled system was essential to maintain the required axle load of 14 Mp. Experience with this solution had already been gained with the T 16. The company Henschel took on the engineering of the locomotive designated the G 10. They used the proven boiler of the P 8 and drive wheels with a diameter of 1,400 mm - a dimension that was to become the standard up to the end of the construction of steam locomotives for goods trains. In 1910, Henschel supplied the first 49 engines, which went into service at KED (royal railway directorate) Breslau, Coln, Frankfurt, Konigsberg, Mainz and Saarbrucken. The 5101 Saarbrucken went on show at the Brussels World Exhibition, and the later 5428 Saarbrucken represented German locomotive production in Buenos Aires. Up to 1915, as many as 548 Prussian G 10 were built. Due to the war, none were supplied in 1916. They were used in all Prussian directorates for goods and passenger trains. Most of the engines belonged to the rolling stock of the railway depots in the Rhine and Ruhr region.
