Palatine T 4.I
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The locomotives of Palatine Class T 4I were saturated steam tank engines operated by the Palatinate Railway
. Krauss
delivered four of them in 1895 and a further three in 1897. The development of these engines had been based on the second batch of Bavarian D VIII
engines and they differed only in a few dimensions: for example, the diameter of the carrying and coupled wheels was smaller. In additino they had a larger coal tank.
In 1908 and 1910 Krauss supplied two batches of four locomotives, which were now designated the Palatine D VIII.
These differed in having a larger fuel tank and a higher maximum boiler
pressure: 13 as opposed to 12 bar.
In 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
took over all 15 locomotives and grouped them together with the Bavarian D VIII
into DRG Class 98.6. The first seven machines were allocated numbers 98 651–657 and the eight newer ones numbers 98 681–688. The first group was retired by 1940, the second survived to join the Deutsche Bundesbahn
fleet. Nos. 98 682 and 98 686 were the last two units to be retired, in 1950.
In 1949 the Augsburger Localbahn bought no. 98 683 and operated it as "no. 10" until 1957.
Palatinate Railway
The Palatinate Railway or Pfalzbahn was an early German railway company in the period of the German Empire prior to the First World War. It was formed on 1 January 1870, as the United Palatinate Railway based in Ludwigshafen, by the amalgamation of the following railway companies:*The Palatine...
. Krauss
Krauss-Maffei
The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG or simply Krauss-Maffei is an injection molding machine manufacturer and defence company based in Munich, Germany...
delivered four of them in 1895 and a further three in 1897. The development of these engines had been based on the second batch of Bavarian D VIII
Bavarian D VIII
The Bavarian Class D VIII were saturated steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .- History :...
engines and they differed only in a few dimensions: for example, the diameter of the carrying and coupled wheels was smaller. In additino they had a larger coal tank.
In 1908 and 1910 Krauss supplied two batches of four locomotives, which were now designated the Palatine D VIII.
These differed in having a larger fuel tank and a higher maximum boiler
Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
pressure: 13 as opposed to 12 bar.
In 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
took over all 15 locomotives and grouped them together with the Bavarian D VIII
Bavarian D VIII
The Bavarian Class D VIII were saturated steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .- History :...
into DRG Class 98.6. The first seven machines were allocated numbers 98 651–657 and the eight newer ones numbers 98 681–688. The first group was retired by 1940, the second survived to join the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
fleet. Nos. 98 682 and 98 686 were the last two units to be retired, in 1950.
In 1949 the Augsburger Localbahn bought no. 98 683 and operated it as "no. 10" until 1957.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany