Palatine Pts 2/2

The German steam locomotive of Palatine Class Pts 2/2 of the Palatinate Railway was a one-off and was built by the firm of Maffei in Munich. Notable features were the high boiler and the locomotive frame used as a water tank. Coal was carried in two bunkers on the left and right of the driver's cab.

Palatine Pts 2/2
DRG Class 99.01
Type and origin
BuilderMaffei
Build date1916
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
 • GermanK 22.7
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Length:
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 • Over beams6,003 mm (19 ft 8+1⁄4 in)
Adhesive weight15.8 t (15.6 long tons; 17.4 short tons)
Service weight15.8 t (15.6 long tons; 17.4 short tons)
Fuel capacity600 kg (1,300 lb) coal
Water cap.1.7 m3 (370 imp gal; 450 US gal)
Boiler pressure12 kg/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		0.53 m2 (5.7 sq ft)
 • Evaporative22.55 m2 (242.7 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area6.00 m2 (64.6 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size290 mm (11+7⁄16 in)
Piston stroke400 mm (15+3⁄4 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts (Heusinger)
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Career
Numbers
  • Pfalz: XXX
    DRG: 99 011
Retired1931

After the formation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn the engine was taken over and given the number '99 011'. It was retired by 1931.

See also

References
    • Schnabel, Heinz (1987). Eisenbahn-Fahrzeug-Archiv Band 2.5: Lokomotiven bayerischer Eisenbahnen (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba Publikation Alf Teloeken GmbH + Co KG. pp. 300–301, 391. ISBN 3-87094-105-7.
    • Weisbrod, Manfred; Petznik, Wolfgang (1981). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 97–99 (EFA 1.4) (in German) (2nd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 100–101. ISBN 3-87094-087-5.
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