BBÖ Class 113
Encyclopedia
The steam locomotive class BBÖ 113 was an express train
, tender locomotive class operated by the Federal Railway of Austria (BBÖ).
new locomotives had to be built for the Austrian Western Railway
due to increasing train loads and the replacement of old, wooden, passenger coaches with steel-bodied coaches. A 4-8-0
design was chosen which was based in many respects on the Class 570 of the Austrian Southern Railway
, but which, at the same time, had numerous improvements. Between 1923 and 1928 40 locomotives of this new Class 113 were taken into service with the BBÖ.
This class was very powerful and much liked by locomotive crews. It was employed on the most importance passenger train duties and in front of express and fast trains (Eilzüge) and fulfilled its role on main lines well until the end of the steam era, when its top speed of 85 km/h was no longer considered enough. In 1939, the Deutsche Reichsbahn
took these locomotives over as DRG Class 33 101–140. In 1953 there were still 33 engines left in the ÖBB, their Reichsbahn numbers being retained. All were retired by 1968.
. In the 1980s a preserved example in Yugoslavia
was bought by private firm and restored to operational status. Today this engine has the fictitious number 33.132 and is available for heritage trips. In addition another locomotive exists in Poland
, which can be regarded more as a Polish copy of the Class 570 predecessor.
Express train
Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
, tender locomotive class operated by the Federal Railway of Austria (BBÖ).
History
After World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
new locomotives had to be built for the Austrian Western Railway
Austrian Western Railway
The Empress Elisabeth Railway was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Today, the term is still used to refer to the railway lines that were formerly operated by that company....
due to increasing train loads and the replacement of old, wooden, passenger coaches with steel-bodied coaches. A 4-8-0
4-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels. The type was nicknamed the Mastodon or Twelve-wheeler in North America....
design was chosen which was based in many respects on the Class 570 of the Austrian Southern Railway
Austrian Southern Railway
The Austrian Southern Railway was an Austrian railway company established in 1841...
, but which, at the same time, had numerous improvements. Between 1923 and 1928 40 locomotives of this new Class 113 were taken into service with the BBÖ.
This class was very powerful and much liked by locomotive crews. It was employed on the most importance passenger train duties and in front of express and fast trains (Eilzüge) and fulfilled its role on main lines well until the end of the steam era, when its top speed of 85 km/h was no longer considered enough. In 1939, the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
took these locomotives over as DRG Class 33 101–140. In 1953 there were still 33 engines left in the ÖBB, their Reichsbahn numbers being retained. All were retired by 1968.
Preserved locomotives
Number 33.102 has been preserved for the Austrian Railway Museum (Österreichische Eisenbahnmuseum) and is based today at the Strasshof Railway Museum (Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof) in Lower AustriaLower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. In the 1980s a preserved example in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
was bought by private firm and restored to operational status. Today this engine has the fictitious number 33.132 and is available for heritage trips. In addition another locomotive exists in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, which can be regarded more as a Polish copy of the Class 570 predecessor.
| Number | Built | Status | Owner/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.102 | 1923 | Exhibit | TMW / Strasshof Railway Museum |
| 33.132 | 1925 | Working | Brenner & Brenner / St. Pölten |
| 33.215 | 1927 | Unrestored | Warsaw Railway Museum / Warsaw |
Literature
- Dieter Zoubek: Erhaltene Dampflokomotiven in und aus Österreich. Eigenverlag, 2004, ISBN 3-200-00174-7
External links
- The Class 33 at dampflok.at
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany