Mecklenburg G 2

The Mecklenburg Class G 2, formerly Class VIII, were goods train locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. They were built for the route between Güstrow and Neubrandenburg with its steep inclines.

Mecklenburg VIII
Mecklenburg G 2
Type and origin
BuilderSächsische Maschinenfabrik
Build date1864–1869, 1888
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in)1,420 mm (4 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
Length:
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 • Over beams14,352–14,450 mm (47 ft 1 in – 47 ft 5 in)
Axle load12.8 t (12.6 long tons; 14.1 short tons)
Adhesive weight37.8 t (37.2 long tons; 41.7 short tons)
Empty weight34.20 t (33.66 long tons; 37.70 short tons)
Service weight37.8 t (37.2 long tons; 41.7 short tons)
Boiler:
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No. of heating tubes193
Heating tube length4,234 mm (13 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
Boiler pressure10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		100.12 m2 (1,077.7 sq ft)
 • Firebox1.26 m2 (13.6 sq ft)
 • Radiative7.59 m2 (81.7 sq ft)
 • Evaporative107.71 m2 (1,159.4 sq ft)
Cylinder size610 mm (24 in)
Piston stroke455 mm (17+15⁄16 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Career
Numbers
  • new: 1–11, 66
  • 1895: 315–325, 314
Retired1909–1918

The engines had crossed Hall cranks (gekreuzte Hallschen Kurbeln), an outside frame, Gooch valve gear and a steam dome towards the front. The boilers on all the surviving engines were replaced between 1892 and 1897. In 1895 only four were still in the fleet. The last one was withdrawn around the turn of the 20th century.

See also

References
  • Spielhoff, Lothar (1990). Länderbahn-Dampf-Lokomotiven. Band 1: Preußen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Sachsen und Elsaß-Lothringen (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-06145-0.
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