Oldenburg T 2

Oldenburg T 2 DRG Class 98.1
Number(s):	DRG 98 101–137
Quantity:	38
Manufacturer:	Hanomag
Year(s) of manufacture:	1896–1913
Retired:	1931
Wheel arrangement:	0-4-0
Axle arrangement:	B n2t
Gauge:	1,435 mm
Length over buffers:	8,089 mm
Service weight:	27.46 t
Adhesive weight:	27.46 t
Axle load:	13.73 t
Top speed:	50 km/h
Indicated Power:	198.9 kW
Driving wheel diameter:	1,100 mm
Cylinder bore:	324 mm
Piston stroke:	550 mm
Boiler Overpressure:	12 bar
Grate area:	1.01 m²
Evaporative heating area:	57.20 m²
Brakes:	Compressed-air brake

The Oldenburg T 2 steam locomotives were German 0-4-0 tank engines built between 1896 and 1913 for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen). They were designed for use on branch lines (Lokal- and Nebenbahnen). A total of 38 units were produced, based on a Prussian T 2 prototype and differing only in the boiler fittings. Unlike their Prussian cousins, they had no steam dome and the regulator was located in the smokebox. Its permitted top speed of 50 km/h was also higher than the Prussian version.

Prussian T 2, which had a steam dome, unlike its Oldenburg equivalent

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over all of them, apart from number 113, designated them as DRG Class 98.1 and allocated them numbers 98 101 to 98 137. Most of the locomotives were retired in 1926 and 1927, however, and only a few were still working up to 1931. Several locomotives continued in service until 1953 as works engines in locomotive repair shops.

See also

• Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
• List of Oldenburg locomotives and railbuses
• Länderbahnen

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany