Oldenburg T 1
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The Oldenburg Class T 1 was an early German locomotive operated by the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
. It was a four-coupled tank locomotive
for shunting duties. There were two types, of which the later one entered the Deutsche Reichsbahn
fleet and became Class 98.74.
in their railway company's own workshop. The 12 locomotives built between 1871 and 1873 belonged to the few engines that were developed specifically for the Oldenburg railways. They had a boiler
pressure of 98.1 kN and maximum permitted speed of 40 km/h.
These engines had already been retired on the formation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Railway was the railway company that was run as a state railway for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg , part of the German Empire....
. It was a four-coupled tank locomotive
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
for shunting duties. There were two types, of which the later one entered 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...
fleet and became Class 98.74.
T 1
The first variant, called the T 1, emerged from a joint project with the firm of KraussKrauss-Maffei
The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG or simply Krauss-Maffei is an injection molding machine manufacturer and defence company based in Munich, Germany...
in their railway company's own workshop. The 12 locomotives built between 1871 and 1873 belonged to the few engines that were developed specifically for the Oldenburg railways. They had a boiler
Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
pressure of 98.1 kN and maximum permitted speed of 40 km/h.
These engines had already been retired on the formation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany