- Bavarian Gts 4/4
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Bavarian Gts 4/4
DRG Class 99.15Number(s): Nr. 991
99 151Quantity: 1 Manufacturer: Krauss Year(s) of manufacture: 1909 Retired: 1935 Wheel arrangement: 0-8-0 Axle arrangement: D n2t Type: K 44.7 Gauge: 1,000 mm Length over buffers: 8,442 mm Height: 3,565 mm Overall wheelbase: 2,600 mm Empty weight: 20.70 t Service weight: 26.0 t Top speed: 30 km/h Indicated Power: 110 kW Driving wheel diameter: 800 mm Valve gear: Walschaerts (Heusinger) with straight rocker arm (Schwinge) No. of cylinders: 2 Cylinder bore: 320 mm Piston stroke: 400 mm Boiler Overpressure: 12 bar No. of heating tubes: 108 Heating tube length: 3,260 mm Grate area: 0.82 m² Radiative heating area: 3.64 m² Tube heating area: 44.65 m² Evaporative heating area: 48.29 m² Water capacity: 2.2 m³ Fuel: 1.44 t coal Locomotive brakes: Exter counterweight brake Train brakes: Westinghouse compressed-air brake The only Bavarian Class Gts 4/4 locomotive in the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) was built in 1909 for the meter gauge line between Eichstätt and Kinding.
The four coupled axles were very close together, so that tight curves could be negotiated. The centre axles were installed with side play, which meant the connecting rod had to drive the fourth axle. The wheelbase was only 2.6 metres and, with the overall length of the locomotive being almost 8.5 metres, it had very long overhangs. The result was a relatively rough ride.
A striking feature was the very large size of the driver's cab. The locomotive frame was designed as a water tank, and on the steam dome was a safety valve protected by a housing. The engine carried 2.2 m³ of water and 1.2 tonnes of coal.
The locomotive was mainly used in rollbock services between Eichstätt and a quarry. After the formation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn it was taken over and grouped as DRG Class 99.15 with the number 99 151. The engine was retired in 1935, after the conversion of the route to standard gauge.
Sources
- Ernst Hoecherl: Eichstätter Schmalspurbahn 1885-1934. Bufe-Fachbuch-Verlag, Egglham und München 1984, ISBN 3-922138-18-7
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany
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