Prussian G 4.1
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The Prussian Class G 4 were German, six-coupled, goods train, steam locomotives with a boiler pressure of 12 bar, built primarily for the Prussian state railways
. Classified by the state railway in 1905, they included 16 locomotives from the railway division of Mainz, that originally came from the Hessian Ludwigsbahn. These earlier locomotives were delivered between 1872 and 1896 and did not meet the Prussian norms
.
The later G 4.1 engines were an evolutionary development of the Prussian G 3
, but their higher boiler pressure enable a significant increase in power to be achieved. Between 1884 and 1901 some 165 G 4.1 locomotives were delivered; in addition there were numerous conversions of locomotives which originally had a 10 bar boiler pressure. However not all of them were designated as G 4 engines.
In 1923 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
planned to incorporate 92 of these locomotives in its renumbering plan
as 53 7601 - 7692. But by 1925 only locomotive numbers 53 7601 - 7617 were included. They were retired by 1930.
The Lübeck-Büchen Railway (LBE) also owned two locomotives of this class, built in 1892 and 1893, but they classified them as G 3s and had retired them by 1923.
The Class G 4.1 engines were coupled to Prussian pr 3 T 12 tenders.
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
. Classified by the state railway in 1905, they included 16 locomotives from the railway division of Mainz, that originally came from the Hessian Ludwigsbahn. These earlier locomotives were delivered between 1872 and 1896 and did not meet the Prussian norms
German state railway norms
In German railway engineering, norms are standards for the design and production of railway vehicles.In the 1880s and 1890s, Prussian norms were developed for the locomotives, tenders and wagons of the Prussian state railways under the direction of the railway director responsible for railway...
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The later G 4.1 engines were an evolutionary development of the Prussian G 3
Prussian G 3
In 1905 the Prussian state railways grouped six-coupled, medium-powered, goods train, tank locomotives into its Class G 3. In addition to standard locomotives, there were also 285 G 3s that were not built to German state railway norms, because they had been built, in most cases, before the...
, but their higher boiler pressure enable a significant increase in power to be achieved. Between 1884 and 1901 some 165 G 4.1 locomotives were delivered; in addition there were numerous conversions of locomotives which originally had a 10 bar boiler pressure. However not all of them were designated as G 4 engines.
In 1923 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...
planned to incorporate 92 of these locomotives in its renumbering plan
DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives
In 1922 the Deutsche Reichsbahn began to develop a renumbering plan to standardize the numbering of steam locomotives that had been taken over from the state railways . Its basis was the corresponding DRG classification system....
as 53 7601 - 7692. But by 1925 only locomotive numbers 53 7601 - 7617 were included. They were retired by 1930.
The Lübeck-Büchen Railway (LBE) also owned two locomotives of this class, built in 1892 and 1893, but they classified them as G 3s and had retired them by 1923.
The Class G 4.1 engines were coupled to Prussian pr 3 T 12 tenders.
Literature
- Troche, Horst; Die preußischen Normal-Güterzuglokomotiven der Gattungen G 3 und G 4 (Reichsbahn-Baureihe 53), EK-Verlag, Freiburg, 1992, ISBN 3-88255-873-3
- Wagner; Bäzold; Zschech; Lüderitz: Lokomotiven preußischer Eisenbahnen -Güterzuglokomotiven- (Eisenbahn-Fahrzeug-Archiv 2.3.3); Alba Verlag Düsseldorf 1990; ISBN 3-87094-134-0
- Rauter, Herbert; Weisbrod, Manfred: Preußen-Report Band Nr. 5; Hermann-Merker-Verlag Fürstenfeldbruck 1992; ISBN 3-922404-22-7
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany