Prussian S 4
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The Prussian S 4's were German superheated express steam locomotives with the Prussian state railways
, later grouped as DRG Class 13.5 in the Deutsche Reichsbahn
. They were an evolutionary development of the Prussian S 3. The first locomotive was built in 1898 as a modified S 3. She was the first superheated express train locomotive in the world. She was initially designated as Hannover 74 and towards the end as the S 4 Cassel 401. Two further trials locomotives appeared in 1899 and 1900 as Hannover 86 and Berlin 74 also classed as S 3's. They were later reclassified as S 4's Hannover 401 and Osten 401.
Not until the teething troubles had been resolved was the S 4 put into series production in 1902. Unlike the prototypes the production engines were developed independently of the S 3, and 104 examples were built in the years to 1909 when procurement was halted in favour of the Prussian S 6
. Up to 1906 a smokebox superheater was installed; after then smoke tube superheaters were used.
The S 4's star waned even before the First World War, so that within a few years most of the engines had disappeared from the tracks. The remainder were employed on passenger train or even goods train duties.
In 1923 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
recorded 44 S 4's in its provisional renumbering plan
as 13 501-544. But by 1925 only four of them were left. These were given running numbers 13 501–504 in 1925 and were retired by 1927.
During the Second World War five S 4s came into the Reichsbahn holdings from Poland
as 13 401–405. Two of them were eventually given back to Poland in 1955 by the DR.
The locomotives were equipped with tenders of Prussian classes pr 2’2’ T 16, pr 3 T 13 and pr 3 T 15.
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
, later grouped as DRG Class 13.5 in 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...
. They were an evolutionary development of the Prussian S 3. The first locomotive was built in 1898 as a modified S 3. She was the first superheated express train locomotive in the world. She was initially designated as Hannover 74 and towards the end as the S 4 Cassel 401. Two further trials locomotives appeared in 1899 and 1900 as Hannover 86 and Berlin 74 also classed as S 3's. They were later reclassified as S 4's Hannover 401 and Osten 401.
Not until the teething troubles had been resolved was the S 4 put into series production in 1902. Unlike the prototypes the production engines were developed independently of the S 3, and 104 examples were built in the years to 1909 when procurement was halted in favour of the Prussian S 6
Prussian S 6
The Prussian S 6 was a class of German steam locomotive with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement operated by the Prussian state railways for express train services.-Development:...
. Up to 1906 a smokebox superheater was installed; after then smoke tube superheaters were used.
The S 4's star waned even before the First World War, so that within a few years most of the engines had disappeared from the tracks. The remainder were employed on passenger train or even goods train duties.
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...
recorded 44 S 4's in its provisional 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 13 501-544. But by 1925 only four of them were left. These were given running numbers 13 501–504 in 1925 and were retired by 1927.
During the Second World War five S 4s came into the Reichsbahn holdings from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
as 13 401–405. Two of them were eventually given back to Poland in 1955 by the DR.
The locomotives were equipped with tenders of Prussian classes pr 2’2’ T 16, pr 3 T 13 and pr 3 T 15.
See also
- Prussian state railwaysPrussian state railwaysThe term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
- List of DRG locomotives and railcars
- List of Prussian locomotives and railcars
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany