Palatine T 4.II

The Palatine T 4II was a class of saturated steam, tank locomotives operated by the Palatinate Railway.

T 4.II (Pfalz)
DRG-Baureihe 98.4
Type and origin
BuilderKrauss
Build date1900
Total produced3
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.996 mm (3 ft 3+14 in)
Trailing dia.790 mm (2 ft 7+18 in)
Length:
  Over beams9,294 mm (30 ft 6 in)
Axle load10.5 tonnes (10.3 long tons; 11.6 short tons)
Adhesive weight31.5 tonnes (31.0 long tons; 34.7 short tons)
Service weight39.6 tonnes (39.0 long tons; 43.7 short tons)
Boiler pressure12 kgf/cm2 (1.18 MPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox
1.30 m2 (14.0 sq ft)
  Evaporative67.30 m2 (724.4 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size375 mm (14+34 in)
Piston stroke508 mm (20 in)
Loco brakeSchleifer brake
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Indicated power235 kW (320 PS; 315 hp)
Career
Numbers
  • Pfalz: 257–259
  • DRG 98 401–403
Retired1934

They were to a large extent identical to the Class D XI from Bavaria, but the grate area and diameters of the carrying and coupled wheels were smaller. The rear coupled axle was housed in a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie, and the coal tanks were behind the driver's cab. It achieved its top speed on the level with a 400 tonne train.

The three examples that were built were given railway numbers 257 to 259 and the names Ulmet, Eschenau and Erdesbach. In 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn took all three machines over as DRG Class 98.4 with locomotive numbers 98 401–403. Until their retirement in 1933/34 the engines were stabled at Landau locomotive shed.

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. 293, 388. 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. 43–45. ISBN 3-87094-087-5.
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