List of Württemberg locomotives and railbuses
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This list covers the locomotives and railbuses operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways
(Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen), the national railway company of Württemberg
, a state in southwest Germany that was part of the German Empire
. In 1920 the Royal Württemberg State Railways, along with the other German state railways (Länderbahnen
), were merged into the Deutsche Reichsbahn
.
The scheme proved to be unworkable in practice, so in 1858 a new system was introduced as follows:
In several cases the previous classes were simply redesignated. In other cases new locomotives and rebuilds were grouped together into one class despite being of different designs.
Over the course of time, the shortcomings of the system became apparent. In particular, the division of locomotives into 'light' and 'heavy' groups was unfortunate. The classification scheme was also no longer sufficient for new locomotives. As a result it was changed slightly in 1892. On retirement, classes that became 'free' were used again.
Individual classes were differentiated by means of lower case letters in order to be able to indicate certain characteristics, as well as by Arabic numerals to distinguish the individual designs.
Furthermore several special abbreviations were introduced, such as KL for small locomotives, DW for steam railbuses, BW for petrol railbuses and AW for accumulator cars.
Württemberg locomotives were given names up to 1896. Subjects for locomotive names were generally geographical features (towns and rivers). Very often, locomotives were given names from their area of operations. On being transferred elsewhere, their names were usually changed.
In addition to names, locomotives were also given numbers. Up to 1890, they were sequentially numbered from 1 - 377. From that time onwards, newly procured locomotives in each class were given a special group of numbers, generally one hundred, beginning at 401.
On rebuilding, locomotives were organised into new classes, but the individual locos each retained their old operating numbers.
.
locomotives were built for the Honau–Lichtenstein
and Freudenstadt
–Klosterreichenbach routes.
and Eugen Kittel, the last remaining 2'B locomotives were also rebuilt into tank locomotives during the second conversion period between 1887 and 1910, and older 1B and C types, some of which themselves had alerady been rebuilt once before, were converted to match the newer locomotive types in appearance and performance.
locomotives were built specifically for the Nagold
-Altensteig
route.
Royal Württemberg State Railways
The Royal Württemberg State Railways were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg between 1843 and 1920...
(Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen), the national railway company of Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
, a state in southwest Germany that was part of the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. In 1920 the Royal Württemberg State Railways, along with the other German state railways (Länderbahnen
Länderbahnen
The 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....
), were merged into 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....
.
Locomotive classification
The Württemberg state railway first divided its locomotives into classes in 1845. This first categorisation into classes I to VII was based on the order in which individual vehicles were procured.The scheme proved to be unworkable in practice, so in 1858 a new system was introduced as follows:
- A - Light expressExpress trainExpress trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
and fast-stopping train locomotives - B - Heavy express and fast-stopping train locomotives
- C - Light passenger train locomotives
- D - Heavy passenger train locomotives
- E - Light goods train locomotives
- F – Heavy goods train locomotives
- T - Tank locomotives
In several cases the previous classes were simply redesignated. In other cases new locomotives and rebuilds were grouped together into one class despite being of different designs.
Over the course of time, the shortcomings of the system became apparent. In particular, the division of locomotives into 'light' and 'heavy' groups was unfortunate. The classification scheme was also no longer sufficient for new locomotives. As a result it was changed slightly in 1892. On retirement, classes that became 'free' were used again.
- A to E - Passenger train locomotives
- F to K - Goods train locomotives
- T - Tank locomotives
Individual classes were differentiated by means of lower case letters in order to be able to indicate certain characteristics, as well as by Arabic numerals to distinguish the individual designs.
- a - Older locomotives
- aa - Very old, ready for retirement
- c - Compounds (Verbundtriebwerk)
- d - duplex (double drive = MalletMallet locomotiveThe Mallet Locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive, invented by a Swiss engineer named Anatole Mallet ....
) - h - Superheated locomotive
- n - Branch lineBranch lineA branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
locomotive - z - Rack railwayRack railwayA rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
locomotive - s - Narrow gaugeNarrow gaugeA 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 :...
locomotive, 1000 mm gauge - ss - Narrow gauge locomotive, 750 mm gauge
Furthermore several special abbreviations were introduced, such as KL for small locomotives, DW for steam railbuses, BW for petrol railbuses and AW for accumulator cars.
Württemberg locomotives were given names up to 1896. Subjects for locomotive names were generally geographical features (towns and rivers). Very often, locomotives were given names from their area of operations. On being transferred elsewhere, their names were usually changed.
In addition to names, locomotives were also given numbers. Up to 1890, they were sequentially numbered from 1 - 377. From that time onwards, newly procured locomotives in each class were given a special group of numbers, generally one hundred, beginning at 401.
On rebuilding, locomotives were organised into new classes, but the individual locos each retained their old operating numbers.
Early locomotives for all traffic types
The majority of these locomotives were rebuilt between 1867 and 1893. None were given operating numbers by the Deutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche 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...
.
Class (to 1858) |
Class (from 1858) |
Railway number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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I | 1–3 | 3 | 1845 | 2'B n2 | Built by Norris (USA), Retired by 1861 | |
II | 4–6 | 3 | 1845 | 1'B n2 | Built by Baldwin (USA) Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of... , sold in 1854 to the SCB Swiss Central Railway The Swiss Central Railway was a Swiss railway company from 1853 to 1902.In 2005 the name Centralbahn was revived for new railway company created by the merger of the Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn and the Brünigbahn... |
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III | C (old) D (old) |
7–29, 31, 33–34, 38–52 |
41 | 1846–1853 | 2'B n2 | In 1858 some classified as C, some as D |
IV | E (Alb) | 30, 32, 35–37 | 5 | 1849–1851 | C n2 | So-called "Alb" locomotives; first axle uncoupled in 1856 (1B n2) and replaced by a bogie in 1859 (2'B n2); no. 32 Ulm rebuilt in 1869 into a tank locomotive (2'B n2t) |
V | D (old) | 53–57 | 5 | 1854 | 2'B n2 | |
VI | A (old) | 58–63, 74–77, 96–97 |
12 | 1854–1860 | 2'B n2 | |
VII | D (old) | 1"–6", 9", 10", 64–73, 90–95, 98–111, 120–124, 144–151 |
51 | 1856–1861 | 2'B n2 | |
E (old) | 78–89, 112–119, 125–129 |
25 | 1859–1863 | 2'B n2 | 4 units sold in 1872 to the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine The Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine were the first railways owned by the German Empire.They emerged in 1871, after France had ceded the region of Alsace-Lorraine to the German Empire under the terms of the peace treaty following the Franco-Prussian War... |
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B (old) | 140–143, 178–179 | 6 | 1865–1868 | 2'B n2 | Bogie of no. 140 Wien experimentally replaced in 1890 by radially-swinging leading wheels (1'B n2) |
Passenger and express train locomotives
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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B/B2 Württemberg B and B2 The Württemberg Class B and Class B2 engines were steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways first built in 1868 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen in Esslingen in the former Kingdom of Württemberg in southern Germany.The engines had a Crampton boiler, an inside Allan valve gear and,... to 1869: D |
180–183, 208–251, 270–295, 306–317 |
86 | 1868–1878 | 1B n2 | Nos. 180–183 classified on delivery as D , regrouped into class B in 1869, reclassified in 1892 as B2 | |
A Württemberg A Then locomotives of Württemberg Class A were express train steam locomotives operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. They were built from 1878 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen engineering works.... from 1892: Aa |
69", 121", 318–327, 334–336 |
15 | 1878–1888 | 1B n2 | Older variety of the Class A 2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.... (1B) locomotives; in 1896–1905 13 units were converted to the new design and classified as A again |
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A Württemberg A Then locomotives of Württemberg Class A were express train steam locomotives operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. They were built from 1878 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen engineering works.... |
337–341, 363–367 |
34 8102 | 10 | 1888–1891 | 1B n2 | |
Ac | 342–362, 368–377 |
34 8201–8209 | 31 | 1889–1897 | 1B n2v | |
E | 401–410 | 10 | 1892 | 1'B1' n3v | ||
D | 421–434 | 14 | 1898–1905 | 2'C n4v | ||
AD Württemberg AD The Württemberg AD was a German steam locomotive built for the Royal Württemberg State Railways. It was an express train engine with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and was built from 1899 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen... |
451–500, 1501–1538 |
13 1601–1624 | 88 | 1899–1907 | 2'B n2v | |
ADh Württemberg AD The Württemberg AD was a German steam locomotive built for the Royal Württemberg State Railways. It was an express train engine with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and was built from 1899 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen... |
1541–1557 | 13 1701–1714 | 17 | 1907–1909 | 2'B h2 | Superheated version of Class AD; nos. 1541–1542 delivered as 1538–1539 |
C Württemberg C The steam locomotives of the Württemberg Class C were built for the Royal Württemberg State Railways in the early 20th century and were Pacifics designed for hauling express trains. They were the smallest state railway Länderbahn locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.The vehicles were built... |
2001–2041 | 18 101–137 | 41 | 1909–1921 | 2'C1' h4v |
Goods train locomotives
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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F from 1892: Fa |
8"…127", 130–139, 152–171, 184–207, 252–269, 296–305, 328–333 |
98 | 1864–1880 | C n2 | 96 units rebuilt in 1890–1910 into classes Fa (rebuild) and F2 (rebuild) | |
F2 | 601–606 | 6 | 1889 | C n2 | ||
Fc | 611–735 | 53 801–865 | 125 | 1890–1909 | C n2v | |
G | 801–805 | 5 | 1892 | E n3v | So-called "Elephants", with Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... |
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F1c | 501–506 | 6 | 1893 | C n2v | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... |
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F1 | 511–538 | 28 | 1894–1896 | C n2 | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... and inside cylinders |
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H | 811–818 | 57 301–304 | 8 | 1905–1909 | E n2v | |
Hh | 821–846 | 57 401–417 | 26 | 1909–1920 | E h2 | Superheated version of Class H |
K Württemberg K The Württemberg Class K steam locomotives of the Royal Württemberg State Railways were the only twelve-coupled locomotives built for a German railway company.-History:... |
1801–1815 | 59 001–015 | 15 | 1917–1919 | 1'F h4v | |
(1816–1844) | 59 016–044 | 29 | 1923–1924 | Follow-on order, wholly or partly with DRG numbers delivered | ||
G12 | 1901–1935 | 58 501–535 | 35 | 1919–1920 | 1'E h3 | Same as Prussian G 12 Prussian G 12 The Prussian G 12 was a 2-10-0 goods train locomotive with the Prussian state railways .It was built because it had been shown during the First World War that it was a great disadvantage, from a servicing and maintenance point of view, for each state railway to have its own locomotive classes with... |
Cassel 5761–5768 | 58 536–543 | 8 | 1922 | Follow-on order, delivered with Prussian railway numbers |
Tank locomotives
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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B (Krauss) | 172–177 | 6 | 1867–1868 | B n2t | Krauss type | |
T3 Württemberg T 3 The Württemberg T 3s were German steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways delivered between 1891 and 1913.... |
885–994 | 89 301–410 | 110 | 1891–1913 | C n2t | Nos. 993–994 delivered as B1 n2t 998–999,rebuilt into C n2t in 1894 and renumbered as 995–996, renumbered again in 1896 to 993–994 |
996–999 | 89 411 | 4 | 1894–1896 | C n2t | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... , also classified as T3L; no. 996 ordered as 1000, but delivered as 996 |
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T | 1001–1010 | 88 7401 | 10 | 1896–1904 | B n2t | No. 1001 ordered as 1000, but delivered as 1001 |
T9 | 1101–1110 | 91 2001–2010 | 10 | 1906–1907 | 1'C n2t | Same as Prussian T 93 |
T4 Württemberg T 4 The Württemberg T 4 was a class of German, eight-coupled, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways.When the T 3 locomotives were no longer capable of banking services on the Geislinger Steige, a locomotive was designed that was to develop twice the power... |
851–858 | 92 101–108 | 8 | 1906–1909 | D n2t | |
T5 Württemberg T 5 In 1908 the Royal Württemberg State Railways placed an order with the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen for a powerful passenger tank locomotive. Classified as the Württemberg T 5, this superheated engine was designed for duties on Württemberg's main and branch lines and had the very long fixed wheelbase... |
1201–1296 | 75 001–093 | 96 | 1910–1917 | 1'C1' h2t | |
T6 Württemberg T 6 The Württemberg T 6 was a German, 0-8-0T, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways.The T 6 was specially procured for heavy shunting duties and was mainly used in the Stuttgart area.... |
1401–1412 | 92 001–011 | 12 | 1916–1918 | D h2t | |
T18 Prussian T 18 The Prussian Class T 18s were the last tank locomotives developed for the Prussian state railways. They were originally intended for services on the island of Rügen as replacements for Class T 12 and T 10 engines. They emerged when a class of locomotive was conceived in 1912 that was to handle... |
1121–1140 | 78 146–165 | 20 | 1919 | 2'C2' h2t | Same as Prussian T 18 Prussian T 18 The Prussian Class T 18s were the last tank locomotives developed for the Prussian state railways. They were originally intended for services on the island of Rügen as replacements for Class T 12 and T 10 engines. They emerged when a class of locomotive was conceived in 1912 that was to handle... |
T14 Prussian T 14.1 The Prussian Class T 14.1 was a German 2-8-2T, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Prussian state railways and the Royal Württemberg State Railways... |
1441–1460, 1461–1479 |
93 795–814, 93 832–850 |
39 | 1921–1922 | 1'D1' h2t | Same as Prussian T 141 Prussian T 14.1 The Prussian Class T 14.1 was a German 2-8-2T, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Prussian state railways and the Royal Württemberg State Railways... |
Tn | 1001–1030 | 94 101–130 | 30 | 1921–1922 | E h2t | |
Tk | 1–2 | 2 | 1876 | B1 n2t | Taken over in 1899 with der Kirchheir Railway (Unterboihingen–Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart... ) |
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Tu | 1–2 | 2 | 1873 | B n2t | Taken over in 1904 with der Ermsthal Railway (Metzingen Metzingen Metzingen is a Swabian city with about 22,000 inhabitants, in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany, south of Stuttgart.-History:The city is mentioned for the first time in documents from 1075... –Urach) |
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KL | 1–2 | 2 | 1908 | B h2t | Small locomotives with Kittel boiler, Taken over in 1910 from an order by the WeEG |
Rack railway locomotives
Württemberg rack railwayRack railway
A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
locomotives were built for the Honau–Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein (Reutlingen)
Lichtenstein is a municipality in the Tübingen administrative region in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies at the foot of the Swabian Alb ....
and Freudenstadt
Freudenstadt
Freudenstadt is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is capital of the district Freudenstadt. The closest population centres are Offenburg to the west and Tübingen to the east ....
–Klosterreichenbach routes.
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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Fz | 591–599 | 97 301–307 | 9 | 1893–1904 | 1'C n2(4v)t | Nos. 591–594 delivered as 691–694 |
(Hz Württemberg Hz The Württemberg Hz were 0-10-0 rack and adhesion steam locomotives, that were initially developed by the Royal Württemberg State Railways , but were delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft in the mid-1920s.- Design :The locomotives had a Winterthur cogwheel drive with one lower and one... ) |
97 501–504 | 4 | 1923–1925 | E h2(4v)t | Delivered with DRG numbers |
Rebuild locomotives
The Royal Württemberg State Railways rebuilt older locomotives in order to re-use them and they did so to a much greater extent than other German state railways. This conversion activity may be divided into two periods of time: in the first one, from 1867 to 1887, under senior engineers Brockmann and Gross, older 2'B locomotives were rebuilt into rigid-axled 1B engines and tank locomotives of various wheel arrangements. Under chief engineers Adolf KloseAdolf Klose
Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways...
and Eugen Kittel, the last remaining 2'B locomotives were also rebuilt into tank locomotives during the second conversion period between 1887 and 1910, and older 1B and C types, some of which themselves had alerady been rebuilt once before, were converted to match the newer locomotive types in appearance and performance.
First conversion period 1867–1887
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity rebuilt | Rebuild year(s) | Type | Remarks |
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B3 | 1"…148 | 51 | 1867–1883 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from 1 B (rebuild), 5 C (old), 45 D (old) | |
D (rebuild) | 4"…48 | 16 | 1867–1874 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from 10 C (old), 6 D (old) | |
B2 (rebuild) | 7…128 | 16 | 1868–1882 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from 9 A (old), 2 D (old), 5 E (old) | |
B (rebuild) | 21…125 | 16 | 1869–1884 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from 3 A (old), 5 D (old), 1 D (rebuild), 7 E (old) | |
T2a | 36, 37 | 2 | 1872–1875 | 1B n2t | Rebuilt from E (Alb) | |
E (rebuild) | 88, 118 | 2 | 1873–1874 | 1'B n2 | Rebuilt from E (old) | |
T4a | 3"…123 | 11 | 1874–1886 | 2'B n2t | Rebuilt from 7 D (old), 1 D (rebuild), 1 E (old), 2 E (Alb) | |
T (rebuild) | 87…129 | 7 | 1879–1887 | B n2t | Rebuilt from E (old); 1 locomotive given the number and name of the retired Class D (old) engine, no. 105 Kirchberg | |
Aa (rebuild) | 142, 179 | 2 | 1882 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from B (old) |
Second conversion period 1887–1910
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity rebuilt | Rebuildjahr(e) | Type | Remarks |
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T2aa | 88, 118 | 2 | 1887–1892 | 1B n2t | Rebuilt from E (rebuild) | |
T2 | 4"…150 | 15 | 1890–1894 | 1B n2t | Rebuilt from 1 D (old), 14 D (rebuild)s | |
Fa (rebuild) ab 1906: F2 |
127"…267 | 8 | 1890–1892 | C n2 | Rebuilt from F (from 1892: Fa) | |
F2 Rebuild) | 8"…333 | 53 8301 | 88 | 1891–1910 | C n2 | Rebuilt from F (from 1892: Fa) |
T4n | 101…151 | 6 | 1891–1895 | 2'B n2t | Rebuilt from D (old) | |
Ab | 7…313 | 16 | 1893–1902 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from 3 B, 1 B (rebuild), 2 B2, 10 B2 (rebuild) | |
Fb | 12…148 | 12 | 1895–1899 | 1'C n2 | Rebuilt from B3 | |
A (rebuild) | 318–327, 334–336 |
34 8101 | 13 | 1896–1905 | 1B n2 | Rebuilt from Aa |
1000 mm gauge
The Württemberg metre gaugeMetre 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...
locomotives were built specifically for the Nagold
Nagold
Nagold is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the northern Black Forest. It is located in the Landkreis of Calw . Nagold is known for its ruined castle, Hohennagold Castle, and for its road viaduct...
-Altensteig
Altensteig
Altensteig is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest, 18 km southwest of Calw, and 19 km northeast of Freudenstadt.- Subdivisions :...
route.
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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Ts4 Württemberg Ts 4 The DRG Class 99.17, formerly the Württemberg Ts 4 of the Royal Württemberg State Railways were German narrow gauge steam locomotives bought for working the 15.11 kilometre long route between the towns of Altensteig and Nagold. The three tank locomotives had an outer frame and a Klose drive... |
1–3 | 99 171–173 | 3 | 1891–1899 | D n2t | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... |
Ts3 | 10 | 1 | 1891 | C n2t | Krauss type; former construction locomotive, no. 1900, taken over as an operational locomotive | |
9 | 99 121 | 1 | 1900 | C n2t | Borsig type; taken over in 1904 from the fleet of the Württemberg Railway Company (WEG) | |
(Ts5 DRG Class 99.19 The DRG Class 99.19 engines were metre gauge, ten-coupled, superheated, steam locomotives that were employed in the southwestern German state of Württemberg from 1927.... ) |
99 191–194 | 4 | 1927 | E h2t | Procured by the DRG, delivered with DRG numbers |
750 mm gauge
The Württemberg 750 mm gauge locomotives were procured for following routes:- Bottwartal line (MarbachMarbachMarbach may refer to: Places in Germany*the town Marbach am Neckar, district Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg*Part of Erbach in Hessen*Part of Gomadingen, Baden-Württemberg...
–BeilsteinBeilsteinBeilstein may refer to:*places in Germany:**Beilstein, Württemberg, in Baden-Württemberg**Beilstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, in Rhineland-Palatinate**Beilstein, Hessen*a 2270-metre mountain of the Hochschwab Plateau, Northern Limestone Alps, Styria...
–HeilbronnHeilbronnHeilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....
) - Zabergäu line (LauffenLauffenLauffen am Neckar is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 9 km southwest of Heilbronn...
–GüglingenGüglingenGüglingen is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 18 km southwest of Heilbronn.-Geography:Güglingen is situated in a valley called Zabergäu in the southwest district of Heilbronn....
–LeonbronnLeonbronnLeonbronn is a village in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. From 1971 to 1974, Leonbronn together with Ochsenburg formed the local authority of Burgbronn. The various districts of the latter were incorporated into Zaberfeld on 1 January 1975.The above is a translation based...
) - Federsee line (Schussenried–Buchau–RiedlingenRiedlingenRiedlingen is a town in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany. It is one of the destinations of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. There are ca. 10,000 inhabitants.- Geography :...
) - Öchsle narrow gaugeNarrow gaugeA 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 :...
line (BiberachBiberachBiberach is the name of several locations in Germany.* Biberach an der Riss, a town in Upper Swabia* Biberach , which has Biberach an der Riss as its capital* Biberach, Baden, a municipality in the Ortenaukreis...
–WarthausenWarthausenWarthausen is a town in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and birthplace of Baron F. M. Koenig Warthausen....
–OchsenhausenOchsenhausenOchsenhausen is a city in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between the city of Biberach and Memmingen. it has a population of 8,916...
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Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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Tss4 | 11–13 | 99 621–622 | 3 | 1894 | D n2t | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... , for Marbach–Beilstein |
Tss3 | 21–24 | 99 501–504 | 4 | 1896 | C n2t | With Klose steering Adolf Klose Adolf Klose was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896.Klose was born on 21 May 1844 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, in Saxony. Before his taking up his post in Stuttgart he had been the technical inspector of the United Swiss Railways... , for Lauffen–Güglingen and Schussenried–Buchau |
Tssd Württemberg Tssd The Württemberg Tssd was a class of German, narrow gauge, steam locomotive operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. They were initially deployed on the Öchsle Railway in 1899 between Biberach an der Riß and Ochsenhausen... |
41–49 | 99 631–639 | 9 | 1899–1913 | B'B n4vt | Articulated Mallet locomotive |
Railbuses
Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Type | Remarks |
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BW | 1–5 | 5 | 1887–1900 | A1 bm | Petrol railbus | |
DW | 1–5 | 5 | 1895–1901 | A1 n2 | Steam railbus with Serpollet boiler; no. 1 retired in 1908, nos. 2–5 equipped with Kittel boiler | |
6–17 | CidT 9–13 | 12 | 1903–1909 | A1 h2 | Steam railbus with Kittel boiler | |
AW | 1 | (1) | (1897) | Bo'2' g2t | Accumulator car, rebuilt from a four-wheeled, Class E, passenger coach ; reconverted in 1908 | |
DWss | 1 | 1 | 1907 | (1A)'2' h2 | Steam railbus with Kittel boiler for 750 mm gauge |
Literature
- Hans Kobschätzky: Die Königlich Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen, Franckh, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-440-04815-2
- Hermann Lohr, Georg Thielmann: Lokomotiv-Archiv Württemberg, transpress, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-344-00222-8
- Albert Mühl, Kurt Seidel: Die Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen, Theiss, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-8062-0249-4
- Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 1 – Nummerierungssysteme, 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
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...
- History of the railway in WürttembergHistory of the railway in WürttembergThe History of railways in Württemberg describes the beginnings and expansion of rail transport in Württemberg from the first studies in 1834 to today.- Starting points :...
- 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....
- Kingdom of WürttembergKingdom of WürttembergThe Kingdom of Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which came into existence in 1495...
- Royal Württemberg State RailwaysRoyal Württemberg State RailwaysThe Royal Württemberg State Railways were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg between 1843 and 1920...
- 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
- There is an English-language discussion forum at Railways of Germany