Prussian G 8.3
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The Prussian G 8.3 was a 2-8-0
, superheated, freight locomotive with three cylinders. It was developed to redress the lack of goods locomotives after the First World War. The inspiration to design a 2-8-0 locomotive based on the 2-10-0 Prussian G 12
came from Württemberg. The first vehicle was delivered in 1918. Compared with the G 12, the G 8.3 had one boiler
shell and coupled axle fewer. After it had proved itself, a total of 85 examples of the G 8.3 were placed in service, all of which were taken over by the Reichsbahn, where they were numbered 56 101–185. No more were built thereafter because the G 8.2
, with only two cylinders, was less costly to procure and maintain.
Of the 68 engines that survived the Second World War, 6 went into the Deutsche Bundesbahn
, who transferred them in 1948 to private railways, and 62 to the DR in East Germany. The DR machines were retired by 1967.
The vehicles were equipped with Prussian pr 3 T 20 tenders.
2-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
, superheated, freight locomotive with three cylinders. It was developed to redress the lack of goods locomotives after the First World War. The inspiration to design a 2-8-0 locomotive based on the 2-10-0 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...
came from Württemberg. The first vehicle was delivered in 1918. Compared with the G 12, the G 8.3 had one 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:...
shell and coupled axle fewer. After it had proved itself, a total of 85 examples of the G 8.3 were placed in service, all of which were taken over by the Reichsbahn, where they were numbered 56 101–185. No more were built thereafter because the G 8.2
Prussian G 8.2
The Prussian G 8.2 class of locomotives actually incorporated two different types of engine: One was the Prussian/Oldenburg G 8.2, for which the Deutsche Reichsbahn subsequently issued follow-on orders; the other was the G 8.2 of the Lübeck-Büchen Railway.-Prussian G 8.2:The Prussian G 8.2 was a...
, with only two cylinders, was less costly to procure and maintain.
Of the 68 engines that survived the Second World War, 6 went into the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
, who transferred them in 1948 to private railways, and 62 to the DR in East Germany. The DR machines were retired by 1967.
The vehicles were equipped with Prussian pr 3 T 20 tenders.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany