High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Class 44 (German: Baureihe 44 or BR 44) was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tons on the routes through Germany`s hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tons on steep inclines.