Baden I b
Encyclopedia
The Baden Class I b locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were built for the pontoon bridge
s from Heidelberg
to Speyer
. Altogether three of these engines were on duty, of which two had been taken over from the Palatinate Railway
in 1874. A third machine was procured directly from the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
in 1893.
All three locomotives were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn
as DRG Class 88.75. Shortly thereafter they were retired, however, as locomotives of the Bavarian Class D VI
took over pontoon bridge operations.
This class should not be confused with the earlier class with the same designation which is usually referred to as the Baden I b (old)
to distinguish it.
Pontoon bridge
A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a bridge that floats on water and in which barge- or boat-like pontoons support the bridge deck and its dynamic loads. While pontoon bridges are usually temporary structures, some are used for long periods of time...
s from Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
to Speyer
Speyer
Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
. Altogether three of these engines were on duty, of which two had been taken over from the Palatinate Railway
Palatinate Railway
The Palatinate Railway or Pfalzbahn was an early German railway company in the period of the German Empire prior to the First World War. It was formed on 1 January 1870, as the United Palatinate Railway based in Ludwigshafen, by the amalgamation of the following railway companies:*The Palatine...
in 1874. A third machine was procured directly from the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
The Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe was a locomotive and railway wagon manufacturer in the early days of the German railways. It was based at Karlsruhe in what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany....
in 1893.
All three locomotives were taken over by 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...
as DRG Class 88.75. Shortly thereafter they were retired, however, as locomotives of the Bavarian Class D VI
Bavarian D VI
The Bavarian Class D VI were German 0-4-0 steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Maffei supplied the first 30 locomotives from 1880 to 1883, and Krauss delivered a further 23 up to 1894....
took over pontoon bridge operations.
This class should not be confused with the earlier class with the same designation which is usually referred to as the Baden I b (old)
Baden I b (old)
The engines of Baden Class I b were very early German steam locomotives built for the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways.- History :The Class I b locomotives were copies of the first six Baden machines, the Class I a. The Badenia built by Emil Kessler in 1841 was the first locomotive to be built...
to distinguish it.
Source
- Lokomotiv-Archiv Baden, Hermann Lohr, Georg Thielmann, transpress Berlin, ISBN 3-344-00210-4, 1988.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany