List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses
Encyclopedia
This list gives an overview of the locomotives and railbuses of the Palatinate Railway
(Pfalzbahn) and the Palatine network of the Royal Bavarian State Railways
(Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).
The Palatinate (Pfalz) is a region in south-western Germany
that became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria
in 1816, even though it was geographically separate. Its union with Bavaria was not dissolved until the reorganisation of German states after World War II
during the occupation of Germany. The Palatinate Railway was a private railway concern formed on 1 January 1870. It was nationalised on 1 January 1909, with its 870 kilometres of track, and went into the Royal Bavarian State Railways.
lines used their own numbering scheme with roman numerals.
The allocation of names was stopped in 1904, because the purchase of the railway by the Bavarian state was approaching. Only four locomotives delivered after that were given names: three P 4s and an L 1. The names chosen were based mainly on towns, castles, rivers and mountains in the Palatinate. The use of names from myths from classical antiquity remained Episode. The special importance of express train locomotives was stressed by naming them after Bavarian monarchs, as well as important people in the Bavarian government and managers of the Palatinate Railway.
The introduction of a classification scheme was first achieved in the Palatinate Railway in 1898. Four main groups were created:
An Arabic numeral followed the class letter to distinguish between the individual locomotive classes. A superscripted roman numeral indicated a sub-class. The Palatine class designations were only used on paper and not written on the locomotives themselves.
On the transfer of the Palatine railway network to the Bavarian state railways in 1909 the Bavarian classification system was adopted for new locomotives. Older locomotives however kept their original designations. New locomotives built for the Palatine network continued to receive the range of numbers associated with the Palatinate Railway.
None of the locomotives was given an operating number by the Deutsche Reichsbahn
.
locomotives procured for the following metre gauge
branch lines (Lokalbahnen):
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...
(Pfalzbahn) and the Palatine network of the Royal Bavarian State Railways
Royal Bavarian State Railways
As a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...
(Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).
The Palatinate (Pfalz) is a region in south-western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
that became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
in 1816, even though it was geographically separate. Its union with Bavaria was not dissolved until the reorganisation of German states after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
during the occupation of Germany. The Palatinate Railway was a private railway concern formed on 1 January 1870. It was nationalised on 1 January 1909, with its 870 kilometres of track, and went into the Royal Bavarian State Railways.
Overview
Palatine locomotives were numbered in sequence as well as given names. On being retired, the numbers freed up were reused for newly delivered locomotives. Pontoon locomotives(Schiffsbrückenlokomotiven), as well as engines employed on secondary (Sekundärbahn) and narrow gaugeNarrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
lines used their own numbering scheme with roman numerals.
The allocation of names was stopped in 1904, because the purchase of the railway by the Bavarian state was approaching. Only four locomotives delivered after that were given names: three P 4s and an L 1. The names chosen were based mainly on towns, castles, rivers and mountains in the Palatinate. The use of names from myths from classical antiquity remained Episode. The special importance of express train locomotives was stressed by naming them after Bavarian monarchs, as well as important people in the Bavarian government and managers of the Palatinate Railway.
The introduction of a classification scheme was first achieved in the Palatinate Railway in 1898. Four main groups were created:
- P - Passenger and express train locomotives (Personen- und Schnellzuglokomotiven) (including tank engines used for these duties)
- G - Goods train locomotives (Güterzuglokomotiven)
- T - Tank locomotives (Tenderlokomotiven) for mixed duties
- L - Narrow gauge locomotives for branch lines (Tenderlokomotiven für Lokalbahnen)
An Arabic numeral followed the class letter to distinguish between the individual locomotive classes. A superscripted roman numeral indicated a sub-class. The Palatine class designations were only used on paper and not written on the locomotives themselves.
On the transfer of the Palatine railway network to the Bavarian state railways in 1909 the Bavarian classification system was adopted for new locomotives. Older locomotives however kept their original designations. New locomotives built for the Palatine network continued to receive the range of numbers associated with the Palatinate Railway.
Early Locomotives for All Types of Train
| Class | Railway number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of Manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... ) |
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| None | 1–8 | 8 | 1846–1847 | 1A1 n2 | Passenger train locomotives, supplied by Kessler Emil Kessler Emil Julius Carl Kessler was a German businessman and founder of the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen .... and Maffei |
| None | 9–20 | 12 | 1846–1847 | 1B n2 | Goods train locomotives, supplied by Kessler Emil Kessler Emil Julius Carl Kessler was a German businessman and founder of the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen .... , Maffei and Regnier (B) |
| None | 21 | 1 | 1851 | 1A1 n2 | Passenger train locomotive KOENIG LUDWIG (King Ludwig), with Kessler Emil Kessler Emil Julius Carl Kessler was a German businessman and founder of the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen .... -patented Bassgeigenkessel ('double-bass boiler') |
None of the locomotives was given an operating number by the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....
.
Passenger and Express Train Locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
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| None | 26–29 | 4 | 1853 | 2A n2 | Fast stopping train (Eilzug Eilzug An Eilzug is a type of passenger train in German-speaking countries which roughly equates to a British 'fast-stopping train' or 'semi-fast train'.-Germany:... ) Crampton locomotives, supplied by Maffei (Nos. 26–29) and Esslingen Maschinenfabrik Esslingen Maschinenfabrik Esslingen , was a German engineering firm that manufactured locomotives, tramways, railway wagons, roll-blocks, technical equipment for the railways, , bridges, steel structures, pumps and boilers.-Founding:... (Nos. 36…63) |
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| None | 36–41, 46–49, 60–63 | 14 | 1855–1863 | 2A n2 | ||
| P 1I | 88–95, 118–138 | (34 7401–34 7402) | 29 | 1870–1874 | 1B n2 | |
| P 1II | 154–159 | (34 7451) | 6 | 1876 | 1B n2 | |
| P 1III | 1(II)…28(II), 160–161 |
(34 7411–34 7415) | 9 | 1880–1884 | 1B n2 | |
| P 2I | 26(II)…63(II), 188–193 |
(35 7001–35 7020) | 22 | 1891–1896 | 1'B1 n2 | |
| P 3I Palatine P 3.I The German steam locomotives of Palatine Class P 3.1 were operated by the Palatinate Railway and were the first engines in Germany with a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. The two-cylinder saturated steam locomotives with inside cylinders had in addition to an inside bar frame a characteristic outer frame... |
93(II), 119(II), 221–230 |
14 101–14 105 | 12 | 1898–1904 | 2'B1' n2i | Originally with inside cylinders; converted in 1913/14 to 2'B1' n4v |
| P 3II | 263 | (14 121) | 1 | 1900 | 2'(a)B1' n2v | Express train 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... locomotive DR. v. CLEMM; Raisable 'dolly axle' (Vorspannachse) removed in 1902 |
| P 4 | 133(II), 286–291, 302–305 |
(14 151–14 161) | 11 | 1905–1906 | 2'B1' h4v | Originally with Pielock superheater Superheater A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired... ; removed after 1908 zu 2'B1' n4v due to unreliability |
| S 3/6 Bavarian S 3/6 The Class S 3/6 steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways were express train locomotives with a 4-6-2 Pacific or 2'C1' wheel arrangement.... |
341–350 | 18 425–18 434 | 10 | 1914 | 2'C1' h4v | So-called 'Palatine S 3/6' (Pfälzer S 3/6) |
Goods Train Locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... )Axle |
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| G 1I | 22–25 | 4 | 1853 | 1B n2 | Goods train locomotives, supplied by Maffei; Classification questionable because locomotives had already been retired when it was introduced |
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| G 1II | 30–35, 42–45 | 10 | 1855 | 1B n2 | ||
| G 1III | 50–59, 64–69 | 16 | 1859–1867 | 1B n2 | ||
| G 1IV | 74–87 | 14 | 1869–1870 | B n2 | ||
| G 2I | 6(II)-8(II), 10(II)-12(II), 96–117, 139–151 |
(53 7801–53 7821) | 41 | 1871–1876 | C n2 | As Bavarian C III Bavarian C III The Bavarian C III engines were steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways .- Standard Variant :... , yet without steamdome and Stephenson (not Alan) steering |
| G 2II | 9(II)…25(II), 162–176 |
(53 7991–52 8009) | 22 | 1884–1892 | C n2 | Similar to the Bavarian C IV Zw Bavarian C IV The C IV was a steam locomotive, that was manufactured between 1884 and 1897 for the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Between 1884 and 1893 a total of 87 units two-cylinder, saturated steam engines were delivered. They were followed by two compound engines in 1889 for testing and then 98 more... |
| G 3 | 30(II)…72(II), 187–188 |
(55 7001–55 7006) | 6 | 1887–1888 | D n2 | Bought from Sharp (UK) from bankruptcy assets of the Swedish-Norwegian Railway, working in 1892; identical in design to the Baden VIII b |
| G 4I | 209–220, 231–245 | 55 7201–55 7215 | 27 | 1898–1899 | D n2 | |
| G 4II | 198–199 | (55 7102) | 2 | 1896 | B'B n4v | Articulated Mallet locomotive Mallet locomotive The Mallet Locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive, invented by a Swiss engineer named Anatole Mallet .... ; identical in design to the Bavarian BB I Bavarian BB I The BB I was a steam locomotive with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .This one-off loco would have been given the operating number 55 7101 by the Reichsbahn in their initial renumbering plan, but in the final one it did not appear as it had been retired in 1924... |
| G 4III | 200–201 | 2 | 1896 | 1'D n4v | Four-cylinder, Sondermann compound Compound locomotive A compound engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages.A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure cylinder, then having given up heat and losing pressure, it exhausts directly into one or more larger... , converted to 1'D n2 in 1900; identical in design to the Bavarian E I Bavarian E I The Bavarian Class E I steam locomotives operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways encompassed four different variants of saturated steam, goods train locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement.- Standard variant, older type :... |
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| G 5 | 74(II)…87(II), 292–301 |
55 5901–55 5922 | 24 | 1905–1906 | D n2v | |
| G 3/3 | 1(III)–4(III) | (53 501–53 504) | 4 | 1914 | C n2v | Built by Maffei for Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... , sold to the Palatine network in 1919 |
Tank Locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... ) |
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| None | 70–73 | 4 | 1868 | B n2t | Tank locomotives for the ramps of Ludwigshafen's Rhine bridge, supplied by Krauss George Krauss George, Baron von Krauss was a German industrialist and the founder of the Krauss Locomotive Works in Munich, Germany and Linz, Upper Austria... |
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| P 2II Bavarian D XII The Bavarian Class D XII steam locomotives were manufactured by the firm of Krauss from 1897 for the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Ninety six of them were procured for service on the stub lines running from Munich into the mountains, but in reality they were stationed in many large Bavarian... |
88(II)…95(II), 260–262, 264–284 |
73 001–73 028 | 31 | 1900–1902 | 1'B2' n2t | Copy of the Bavarian D XII Bavarian D XII The Bavarian Class D XII steam locomotives were manufactured by the firm of Krauss from 1897 for the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Ninety six of them were procured for service on the stub lines running from Munich into the mountains, but in reality they were stationed in many large Bavarian... |
| P 5 Palatine P 5 The six-coupled P 5 of the Palatinate Railway was to replace the four-coupled locomotives in the Palatinate. They were given a leading Krauss-Helmholtz bogie and a trailing bogie in order to achieve satisfactory weight distribution.... |
310–321 | 77 001–77 012 | 12 | 1908 | 1'C2' n2t | |
| T 1 | 15(II)…73(II), 177–186 |
88 7301–88 7321 | 31 | 1892–1897 | B n2t | |
| T 2I | I–VIII | (88 7001–88 7003) | 8 | 1865–1874 | B n2t | Locomotives for the pontoon bridges at Maximiliansau and 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... ; Nos. VII and VIII sold in 1879 to Baden Baden Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany.... (Baden I b Baden I b The Baden Class I b locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were built for the pontoon bridges 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... ) |
| T 2II | VII(II)–X | 4 | 1883–1884 | B n2t | Branch line (Sekundärbahn) engines for the Lautertalbahn, Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people... –Lauterecken Lauterecken Lauterecken is a municipality in the district of Kusel, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Glan and Lauter, approx. 20 km north-east of Kusel, and 25 km north-west of Kaiserslautern.... |
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| T 3 | 13(II)…71(II), 202–208, 246–256 |
89 101–89 121 | 27 | 1889–1905 | C n2t | |
| T 4I Palatine T 4.I The locomotives of Palatine Class T 4I were saturated steam tank engines operated by the Palatinate Railway. Krauss delivered four of them in 1895 and a further three in 1897. The development of these engines had been based on the second batch of Bavarian D VIII engines and they differed only in a... |
44(II)…56(II), 194–197 |
98 651–98 657 | 7 | 1895–1897 | C1' n2t | Copy of the Bavarian D VIII Bavarian D VIII The Bavarian Class D VIII were saturated steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .- History :... |
| 322–325 | 98 681–98 684 | 4 | 1908 | More robust version; Replaced the T 2II on the Lautertalbahn | ||
| T 4II Palatine T 4.II The Palatine T 4II was a class of saturated steam, tank locomotives operated by the Palatinate Railway.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... |
257–259 | 98 401–98 403 | 3 | 1900 | C1' n2t | Nachbau der Bavarian D XI Bavarian D XI The Bavarian Class D XI engines were branch line saturated steam locomotives built for service with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .... |
| T 5 Palatine T 5 Class T 5 of the Palatinate Railway was a German, goods train, tank locomotive class with five coupled axles and no carrying axles.In 1925 they were absorbed by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Class 94.0 into their renumbering plan.... |
306–309 | 94 001–94 004 | 4 | 1907 | E n2t | for the Biebermühle–Pirmasens Pirmasens Pirmasens is a district-free city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed Südwestpfalz.... ramp |
| D VIII Palatine T 4.I The locomotives of Palatine Class T 4I were saturated steam tank engines operated by the Palatinate Railway. Krauss delivered four of them in 1895 and a further three in 1897. The development of these engines had been based on the second batch of Bavarian D VIII engines and they differed only in a... |
326–329 | 98 685–98 688 | 4 | 1909–1910 | C1' n2t | Upgrade of the T 4I |
| Pt 3/6 Palatine P 5 The six-coupled P 5 of the Palatinate Railway was to replace the four-coupled locomotives in the Palatinate. They were given a leading Krauss-Helmholtz bogie and a trailing bogie in order to achieve satisfactory weight distribution.... |
330–338 | 77 101–77 109 | 9 | 1911–1913 | 1'C2' h2t | Upgrade of the P 5 with superheater Superheater A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired... |
| 401–410 | 77 120–77 129 | 10 | 1923 | Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration Bavarian Group Administration The Bavarian Group Administration or Gruppenverwaltung Bayern was a largely autonomous railway administration within the Deutsche Reichsbahn between the two world wars... (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern) |
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| R 4/4 Palatine R 4/4 The physically identical Palatine and Bavarian Class R 4/4 engines of the Royal Bavarian State Railways were goods train tank locomotives with four coupled axles and no carrying axles... |
123(II)…159(II) | 92 2001–92 2007 | 9 | 1913–1915 | D n2t |
Narrow Gauge Locomotives
The Palatine narrow gaugeNarrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
locomotives procured for the following metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
branch lines (Lokalbahnen):
- Ludwigshafen–Dannstadt–MeckenheimMeckenheimMeckenheim is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km south-west of Bonn.-References:...
- Ludwigshafen–FrankenthalFrankenthalFrankenthal is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.- History :Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, after the founder, as the Erkenbertruine — still stand today in the town...
–GroßkarlbachGroßkarlbachGroßkarlbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :... - SpeyerSpeyerSpeyer 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...
–Geinsheim–Neustadt (Haardt) - AlsenzAlsenzThe Alsenz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a right tributary to the Nahe River. It rises in Enkenbach-Alsenborn, north-east of Kaiserslautern, flows generally north, and joins the Nahe in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. Its length is approx. 57 km. Towns along the Alsenz include...
–ObermoschelObermoschelObermoschel is a town in the district Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Alsenz-Obermoschel. It is situated 15 km southwest of Bad Kreuznach....
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... ) Bauart |
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| L 1 Palatine L 1 The narrow gauge steam locomotives of Palatine L 1 and Pts 3/3 N of the Palatinate Railway were procured for lines in the area of Ludwigshafen, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Speyer... |
XI–XXII, XXVIII | 99 081–99 092 | 13 | 1889–1907 | C n2t | Fully enclosed tramway locomotive |
| L 2 Palatine L 2 The steam locomotives of Palatine Class L 2 with the Palatinate Railway were built for the line between Speyer and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse . Because the engines were to be used double-headed, they had doors on the front and rear of the driver's cabs and an opening in the running plate... |
XXIII–XXVII | 99 001–99 005 | 5 | 1903–1905 | B n2t | For Alsenz–Obermoschel and Speyer–Geinsheim |
| Pts 2/2 Palatine Pts 2/2 The German steam locomotive of Palatine Class Pts 2/2 of the Palatinate Railway was a one-off and was built by the firm of Maffei in Munich. Notable features were the high boiler and the locomotive frame used as a water tank... |
XXX | 99 011 | 1 | 1910 | B h2t | Bought in 1916 for the Palatine network |
| Pts 3/3 N | XXIX | 99 093 | 1 | 1911 | C n2t | Copy of the L 1 |
| Pts 3/3 H Palatine Pts 3/3 H The DRG Class 99.10, formerly the Palatine Class Pts 3/3 H of the Palatinate Railway, was a German narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was the superheated version of the PtS 3/3 N. Unlike the saturated steam version the upper section of these engines was no longer glazed, otherwise they were broadly... |
XXXI–XXXIII | 99 101–99 103 | 3 | 1923 | C h2t | Ordered by the Bavarian Group Administration Bavarian Group Administration The Bavarian Group Administration or Gruppenverwaltung Bayern was a largely autonomous railway administration within the Deutsche Reichsbahn between the two world wars... (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern), partly enclosed tramway locomotive |
Railbuses
Palatine railbuses were introduced into the wagon fleet and were given wagon numbers. In addition to the new vehicles listed in the table below, two accumulator cars left by an electric company in 1896/97 were tested. Furthermore between 1897 and 1900 four four-wheeled passenger coaches – one with an additional centre axle - were converted provisionally to accumulator cars and placed in service. After the delivery of new wagons the passenger coaches were restored to their original state.| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... ) |
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| None | I–II | 2 | 1898 | Bo'2' g2t | Accumulator car for metre gauge Metre gauge Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland... , converted in 1903 to passenger coaches |
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| None | III | 1 | 1900 | Bo g2t | Accumulator car for metre gauge Metre gauge Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland... , retired in 1910 |
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| MC | 3050, 5130 | bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 301–302 danach: 206 |
2 | 1900 | A1A g2t | Accumulator car, Ludwigshafen 301 1927 converted to passenger coach |
| MBCC | 8856–8859 | bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 207–210 danach: 207–209 |
4 | 1900–1902 | Bo'2' g2t | Accumulator car |
| MBCL | I | 1 | 1903 | A1 n2v | Steam railbus, De Dion-Bouton De Dion-Bouton De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton and his brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux.... type, identical design to the Bavarian MBCi |
Literature
- Albert Mühl: Die Pfalzbahn: Geschichte, Betrieb und Fahrzeuge der pfälzischen Eisenbahnen, Theiss, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-8062-0301-6
- Heinz Schnabel: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Lokomotiven bayerischer Eisenbahnen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70717-5
- Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 1 – Numerierungssysteme bei den deutschen Bahnen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70739-6
- Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 2 – Dampflokomotiven und Dampftriebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70740-x
- Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 3 – Elektrische Lokomotiven und Triebwagen, Diesellokomotiven und -triebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70741-8
- Robert Zintl: Die alten Bayerischen, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-87943-990-7
See also
- History of rail transport in GermanyHistory of rail transport in GermanyGerman Railway history began with the opening of the steam-hauled Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth on 7 December 1835. This had been preceded by the opening of the horse-hauled Prince William Railway on 20 September 1831...
- LänderbahnenLänderbahnenThe German term Länderbahnen generally refers to the state railways of the German Empire in the period from about 1840 to 1920 when they were merged into the Deutsche Reichsbahn after the First World War....
- Palatinate (region)
- Palatinate RailwayPalatinate RailwayThe 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...
- UIC classificationUIC classificationThe UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much...
External links
- www.lokomotive-online.com/bayern.htm
- There is an English-language discussion forum at Railways of Germany