The locomotive was designed and built in only 4 months.
The locomotive is designed with an open system architecture that can be adapted later.
While the locomotive was designed to carry 8 of these power packages, only 4 were ever installed.
Accordingly the locomotive was designed to be robust and easy to operate.
The locomotives were designed to be of minimum mass, allowing a higher fuel load.
The locomotive was designed to be operated by a crew of one and has two driving stations in the cab.
The locomotives were designed to be able to haul a 1,000-tonne train at 100 km/h.
The locomotive is designed for hauling 5,000t freight trains on main lines.
The first twelve locomotives rebuilt to class F between 1892 and 1895 were designed to overcome this problem.
The locomotive was designed for light shunting duties at the docks.