SStB – Gutenberg

The SStB - Gutenburg was a steam locomotive of the Südlichen Staatsbahn (SStB) or Southern National Railway of Austria-Hungary.

SStB Gutenberg
SB class 12 steam locomotives Nº 291
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderGeorg Sigl, Vienna
Build date1857
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-4-0
  UIC1B n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1.422 m (55.98 in)
Adhesive weight20.3 t (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons)
Loco weight28.4 t (28.0 long tons; 31.3 short tons)
Boiler pressure6.5 atm (660 kPa; 96 psi)
Heating surface121.0 m2 (1,302 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size409 mm × 579 mm (16.10 in × 22.80 in)
Performance figures
Tractive effort85%: 38.32 kN (8,615 lbf)
Career
OperatorsSStB » SB
Class12, later 17
Numbers291
Withdrawn1880

The locomotive was the last one ordered by the SStB. It was supplied by Georg Sigl in Vienna in 1857, and was the first locomotive he produced. The name Gutenberg refers to Johannes Gutenberg and results from the fact that Sigl originally built printing machines.

The locomotive was built in 1858 during the course of the privatization of Austrian national railways to the Südbahngesellschaft (SB) or Austrian Southern Railway, which assigned it the number 291 and the class number 12 (starting from 1864, class 17). It was retired from service in 1880.

References

    • Dietrich, Herbert (1993). Die Südbahn und ihre Vorläufer (in German). Vienna: Bohman. ISBN 3-7002-0871-5.
    • Pawlik, Hans Peter & Slezak, Josef Otto (1987). Südbahn-Lokomotiven (in German). Vienna: Slezak. ISBN 3-85416-102-6.


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