Prussian G 3
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In 1905 the Prussian state railways
grouped six-coupled, medium-powered, goods train, tank locomotives into its Class G 3. In addition to standard locomotives, there were also 285 G 3s that were not built to German state railway norms
, because they had been built, in most cases, before the foundation of the Prussian state railways.
The G 3 standard locomotives were, in their day the standard goods train locomotives with the Prussian state railways
. The first examples were procured in 1877 for the Berlin-Wetzlar railway, known as the Kanonenbahn ('Cannons' line). Other deliveries went to the various state and private Prussian railways, to the Prussian state railways themselves and the Royal Prussian Military Railway. Some of the locomotives had outside valve gear, the majority however had inner gear. The railway division of Frankfurt am Main even classified locomotives with outside valve gear as the G 2. In all some 2,068 G3 locomotives were built.
The G 3 differed from the Prussian G 4.1
in having a lower boiler
overpressure of 10 bar as against 12 bar on the G 4.1. From 1886 onwards, only the variant with the higher boiler pressure was built. Several locomotives were later given boilers with the higher boiler pressure and were then classified as G 4.1. One G 3 ended up in the Royal Saxon State Railways
on the division of the Berlin-Dresden railway and was designated as a Saxon V
with the name Tellkoppe.
In 1923 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
envisaged as many as 523 locomotives in its renumbering plan
, with the numbers 53 7001 - 7522 and 53 8294 (from Saxony). However by 1925 only locomotives with the numbers 53 7001 - 7157 were included. They were retired by 1930.
In the Second World War two G 3s came into the Reichsbahn fleet from Poland
as numbers 53 7005 and 7006.
Other railway companies also owned Class G 3 engines:
Class G3 locomotives were equipped with a Prussian pr 3 T 10.5 tender.
One Prussian Class G 3, the Cöln 1100, later Saarbrücken 3143 has been preserved for posterity by the DB Museum in Nuremberg
. It had been rebuilt from a Prüfgewicht.
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
grouped six-coupled, medium-powered, goods train, tank locomotives into its Class G 3. In addition to standard locomotives, there were also 285 G 3s that were not built to German state railway norms
German state railway norms
In German railway engineering, norms are standards for the design and production of railway vehicles.In the 1880s and 1890s, Prussian norms were developed for the locomotives, tenders and wagons of the Prussian state railways under the direction of the railway director responsible for railway...
, because they had been built, in most cases, before the foundation of the Prussian state railways.
The G 3 standard locomotives were, in their day the standard goods train locomotives with the Prussian state railways
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
. The first examples were procured in 1877 for the Berlin-Wetzlar railway, known as the Kanonenbahn ('Cannons' line). Other deliveries went to the various state and private Prussian railways, to the Prussian state railways themselves and the Royal Prussian Military Railway. Some of the locomotives had outside valve gear, the majority however had inner gear. The railway division of Frankfurt am Main even classified locomotives with outside valve gear as the G 2. In all some 2,068 G3 locomotives were built.
The G 3 differed from the Prussian G 4.1
Prussian G 4.1
The Prussian Class G 4 were German, six-coupled, goods train, steam locomotives with a boiler pressure of 12 bar, built primarily for the Prussian state railways. Classified by the state railway in 1905, they included 16 locomotives from the railway division of Mainz, that originally came from the...
in having a lower 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:...
overpressure of 10 bar as against 12 bar on the G 4.1. From 1886 onwards, only the variant with the higher boiler pressure was built. Several locomotives were later given boilers with the higher boiler pressure and were then classified as G 4.1. One G 3 ended up in the Royal Saxon State Railways
Royal Saxon State Railways
The Royal Saxon State Railways were the state-owned railways operating in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1869 to 1918...
on the division of the Berlin-Dresden railway and was designated as a Saxon V
Saxon V
The Saxon Class Vs were German, six-coupled, goods train, tender locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways.They were the predecessors of the Saxon Class V V. Between 1859 and 1887 they were delivered in three batches of 24, 31 and 118 engines. They had an overhanging outer firebox and...
with the name Tellkoppe.
In 1923 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...
envisaged as many as 523 locomotives in its renumbering plan
DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives
In 1922 the Deutsche Reichsbahn began to develop a renumbering plan to standardize the numbering of steam locomotives that had been taken over from the state railways . Its basis was the corresponding DRG classification system....
, with the numbers 53 7001 - 7522 and 53 8294 (from Saxony). However by 1925 only locomotives with the numbers 53 7001 - 7157 were included. They were retired by 1930.
In the Second World War two G 3s came into the Reichsbahn fleet from 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...
as numbers 53 7005 and 7006.
Other railway companies also owned Class G 3 engines:
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz RailwayGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz RailwayThe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway was the state railway company in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
: 8 units, see the Mecklenburg G 3Mecklenburg G 3The Mecklenburg Class G 3 was an early German steam locomotive operated by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. Formerly the Class IX it was a copy of the Prussian G 3.- Description :... - Imperial Railways in Alsace-LorraineImperial Railways in Alsace-LorraineThe 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...
: 37 units as C 21 - C 24, later reclassified as G 3, see the Alsace-Lorraine G 3 - Lübeck-Büchen Railway: 2 units, designated the Class G 2
Class G3 locomotives were equipped with a Prussian pr 3 T 10.5 tender.
One Prussian Class G 3, the Cöln 1100, later Saarbrücken 3143 has been preserved for posterity by the DB Museum in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
. It had been rebuilt from a Prüfgewicht.
Literature
- Troche, Horst, preußischen Normal-Güterzuglokomotiven der Gattungen G 3 und G 4 (Reichsbahn-Baureihe 53), EK-Verlag, Freiburg, 1992, ISBN 3-88255-873-3
- Wagner; Bäzold; Zschech; Lüderitz: Lokomotiven preußischer Eisenbahnen -Güterzuglokomotiven- (Eisenbahn-Fahrzeug-Archiv 2.3.3); Alba Verlag Düsseldorf 1990; ISBN 3-87094-134-0
- Rauter, Herbert; Weisbrod, Manfred: Preußen-Report Band Nr. 5; Hermann-Merker-Verlag Fürstenfeldbruck 1992; ISBN 3-922404-22-7
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany