Prussian T 5
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The Prussian state railways
grouped a variety of different types of passenger tank locomotive
into its Prussian Class T 5. Several examples of the sub-classes T 5.1 and T 5.2 transferred into the Deutsche Reichsbahn
as DRG Classes 71.0 and 72.0.
T wheel arrangement
, were built by Henschel from 1895 to 1905. They were initially procured for the Berlin Stadtbahn routes, in order to replace the older 2-4-0
T and 0-4-2T locomotives which were no longer powerful enough. Later, they were also given to many other railway divisions. Another 20 locomotives went into the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
as Oldenburg T 5.1
s.
Following the appearance of more powerful engines the T 5.1 was ousted from branch line services. Although there were still 115 locomotives shown in the 1923 DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives
as numbers 71 001–018, 021–028, 032–119 and 72 016, by 1925 this had reduced to just 26 engines with running numbers 71 001–026. By 1930 all of them had been retired.
In 1934, the range of numbers from 71 001 to 71 006 was re-used for the standard locomotives (Einheitslokomotive
n) of the DRG Class 71.0
.
In World War II
four T 5.1 engines from Poland
(ex-PKP class OKe1) were recorded as 71 7001–7004 in the Reichsbahn fleet, but the locomotives did not carry those numbers.
There are no surviving examples of the Prussian Class T 5.1.
(6 examples). They were intended for traffic between Berlin
and Potsdam
and were to replace the T 5.1s on the Berlin Stadtbahn.
A 4-4-0T wheel arrangement promised to result in better riding qualities than those of the T 5.1. However the T 5.2s were less suited to running cab first due to the lack of a trailing axle and the large driving wheels, and so their employment was restricted to the Berlin ring.
In 1923 the Reichsbahn had still intended to include 20 locomotives as numbers 71 019, 020, 029 - 031 and 72 001–015 in their renumbering plan
, but only took over two of them into their final numbering scheme in 1925, with numbers 72 001 and 72 002. They were retired by 1926.
In 1941 two more engines from the Eutin-Lübeck Railway Company, built by Henschel in 1911, came into the Reichsbahn fleet. They were given numbers 72 001 and 002. One of the two engines, which had both been converted to superheated working, remained in the ownership of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany until 1955.
No examples of the Prussian Class T 5.2 locomotive have survived.
, a different location for the steam dome
and a longer wheelbase
. The two locomotives were built in 1900 by Henschel. They were not taken into Reichsbahn
service.
, that went into Prussian ownership in 1866, were intended for the route between Weinheim
and Fürth (Odenwald) (Weschnitz Valley Railway
). But they ended up being used on the line between Frankfurt
and Heidelberg
, because difficulties occurred on the steep sections of the route. The six locomotives had been built in 1896 and 1898 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
.
No Main-Neckar variants of the 0-6-0T Prussian Class T 5 have been preserved.
. They had been built in 1899 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
. From 1906 they were numbered as "Mainz 6691–6694".
in 1880 by the Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden
. From 1906 they were given the running numbers "Altona 6601–6609" and were retired by 1911.
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
grouped a variety of different types of passenger 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...
into its Prussian Class T 5. Several examples of the sub-classes T 5.1 and T 5.2 transferred into 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...
as DRG Classes 71.0 and 72.0.
Prussian T 5.1
No less than 309 Class T 5.1 engines, which had a 2-4-22-4-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
T wheel arrangement
Whyte notation
The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal...
, were built by Henschel from 1895 to 1905. They were initially procured for the Berlin Stadtbahn routes, in order to replace the older 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....
T and 0-4-2T locomotives which were no longer powerful enough. Later, they were also given to many other railway divisions. Another 20 locomotives went into the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
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....
as Oldenburg T 5.1
Oldenburg T 5.1
The Oldenburg Class T 5.1 was a German steam locomotive built for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways as a tank engine for passenger train duties. Its design was based on that of the Prussian T 5.1....
s.
Following the appearance of more powerful engines the T 5.1 was ousted from branch line services. Although there were still 115 locomotives shown in the 1923 DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives
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....
as numbers 71 001–018, 021–028, 032–119 and 72 016, by 1925 this had reduced to just 26 engines with running numbers 71 001–026. By 1930 all of them had been retired.
In 1934, the range of numbers from 71 001 to 71 006 was re-used for the standard locomotives (Einheitslokomotive
Einheitslokomotive
Einheitslokomotive was the name given to standard classes of German steam locomotives built from 1925 under the direction of the Deutsche Reichsbahn to certain common designs, and also to standard German electric locomotives produced after 1952 for the Deutsche Bundesbahn...
n) of the DRG Class 71.0
DRG Class 71.0
The German DRG Class 71.0 was a four-coupled tank locomotive with the Deutsche Reichsbahn, which was intended as a replacement for railbuses. Originally it had been planned for these standard engines to haul fast passenger trains....
.
In 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...
four T 5.1 engines 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...
(ex-PKP class OKe1) were recorded as 71 7001–7004 in the Reichsbahn fleet, but the locomotives did not carry those numbers.
There are no surviving examples of the Prussian Class T 5.1.
Prussian T 5.2
The locomotives of Prussian Class T 5.2 (also known as the Wannsee Variant) were built by the firms of Henschel (30 examples) and GrafenstadenElsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden
The Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden was a heavy industry firm located at Grafenstaden in the Alsace, near the city of Strasbourg....
(6 examples). They were intended for traffic between Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
and were to replace the T 5.1s on the Berlin Stadtbahn.
A 4-4-0T wheel arrangement promised to result in better riding qualities than those of the T 5.1. However the T 5.2s were less suited to running cab first due to the lack of a trailing axle and the large driving wheels, and so their employment was restricted to the Berlin ring.
In 1923 the Reichsbahn had still intended to include 20 locomotives as numbers 71 019, 020, 029 - 031 and 72 001–015 in their 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....
, but only took over two of them into their final numbering scheme in 1925, with numbers 72 001 and 72 002. They were retired by 1926.
In 1941 two more engines from the Eutin-Lübeck Railway Company, built by Henschel in 1911, came into the Reichsbahn fleet. They were given numbers 72 001 and 002. One of the two engines, which had both been converted to superheated working, remained in the ownership of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany until 1955.
No examples of the Prussian Class T 5.2 locomotive have survived.
Prussian T 5.2 (Superheated)
The superheated variant of the Prussian T 5.was the first superheated tank locomotive in the Prussian state railways. They were built to a Schmidt design and had better performance than the saturated steam variant of the T 5.2. Externally they differed from the wet steam T 5.2 locomotive in that they had a higher smokeboxSmokebox
A smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a Steam locomotive exhaust system. Smoke and hot gases pass from the firebox through tubes where they pass heat to the surrounding water in the boiler. The smoke then enters the smokebox, and is exhausted to the atmosphere through the chimney .To assist...
, a different location for the steam dome
Steam dome
A Steam dome is a vessel fitted to the top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. It contains the opening to the main steam pipe and its purpose is to allow this opening to be kept well above the water level in the boiler...
and a longer wheelbase
Wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...
. The two locomotives were built in 1900 by Henschel. They were not taken into 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...
service.
0-6-0T Prussian T 5 of the Main-Neckar Railway
The Prussian T 5 locomotives for the Main-Neckar RailwayMain-Neckar Railway
The Main-Neckar Railway is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim...
, that went into Prussian ownership in 1866, were intended for the route between Weinheim
Weinheim
Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...
and Fürth (Odenwald) (Weschnitz Valley Railway
Weschnitz Valley Railway
The Weschnitz Valley Railway is a railway line in Germany that runs from Weinheim an der Bergstraße the in the valley of the River Weschnitz to Fürth im Odenwald.- External links :* * * *...
). But they ended up being used on the line between Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
and Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, because difficulties occurred on the steep sections of the route. The six locomotives had been built in 1896 and 1898 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
The Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe was a locomotive and railway wagon manufacturer in the early days of the German railways. It was based at Karlsruhe in what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany....
.
No Main-Neckar variants of the 0-6-0T Prussian Class T 5 have been preserved.
2-6-0T Prussian T 5 of the Main-Neckar Railway
In addition to the 0-6-0T locomotives, four 2-6-0T engines from the Main-Neckar Railway also entered the Prussian state railwaysPrussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
. They had been built in 1899 by the Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe
The Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe was a locomotive and railway wagon manufacturer in the early days of the German railways. It was based at Karlsruhe in what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany....
. From 1906 they were numbered as "Mainz 6691–6694".
Prussian T 5 of the Lower Elbe Railway
The T 5s of the Lower Elbe Railway Company were passenger tank locomotives with a 2-4-2T wheel arrangement. The ten locomotives had been ordered for services on the Harburg–Cuxhaven lineNiederelbebahn
The Lower Elbe Railway , is a railway line between Hamburg and Cuxhaven in northwestern Germany, which was opened in 1881 by the Lower Elbe Railway Company...
in 1880 by the Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden
Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden
The Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden was a heavy industry firm located at Grafenstaden in the Alsace, near the city of Strasbourg....
. From 1906 they were given the running numbers "Altona 6601–6609" and were retired by 1911.
Technical data
| Prussian T 5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T 5.1 DRG Class 71.0 |
T 5.2 DRG Class 72.0 |
T 5.2 Superheated |
T 5 Main-Neckar 0-6-0T |
T 5 Main-Neckar 2-6-0T |
T 5 Lower Elbe Railway |
|
| Numbers: | DRG 71 001–026 | 72 001–002 | Mainz 6691–6694 | Altona 6601–6609 | ||
| Quantity: | 309 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Manufacturer: | Henschel | Henschel, Grafenstaden Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden The Elsässischen Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden was a heavy industry firm located at Grafenstaden in the Alsace, near the city of Strasbourg.... |
Henschel | Karlsruhe Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe The Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe was a locomotive and railway wagon manufacturer in the early days of the German railways. It was based at Karlsruhe in what is now the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.... |
Karlsruhe | Grafenstaden |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1895–1905 | 1899–1900 | 1900 | 1896 | 1899 | 1880 |
| Retired: | 1930 | 1955 | um 1920 | 1911 | ||
| Wheel arrangement Whyte notation The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal... : |
2-4-2 2-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle... T |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... T |
4-4-0T | 0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... T |
2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... T |
2-4-2T |
| Axle arrangement 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... : |
1'B1' | 2'B | 2'B | C | 1'C | 1B1 |
| Rail gauge Rail gauge Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers... : |
1,435 mm | |||||
| Length over buffers Buffer (rail transport) A buffer is a part of the buffers-and-chain coupling system used on the railway systems of many countries, among them most of those in Europe, for attaching railway vehicles to one another.... : |
11,685 mm | 10,856 mm | 11,606 mm | 9,934 mm | 10,800 mm | |
| Service weight: | 53.2 t | 56.4 t | 60.6 t | 45.5 t | 51.0 t | 51.8 t |
| Adhesive weight Adhesive weight Adhesive weight is the amount of a locomotive's weight that is applied to the driving wheels and so capable of delivering traction. The more weight applied to the driving wheels, the greater the locomotive's ability to haul a load. But if the weight on the driving wheels exceeds the axle load of... : |
31.4 t | 31.6 t | 31.6 t | 45.5 t | 44.0 t | 27.0 t |
| Axle load Axle load The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight felt by the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle. Viewed another way, it is the fraction of total vehicle weight resting on a given axle... : |
15.7 t | 16.7 t | 15.8 t | 15.2 t | ||
| Top speed: | 75 km/h | 75 km/h | 75 km/h | 65 km/h | 65 km/h | 80 km/h |
| Driving wheel Driving wheel On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons... diameter: |
1,600 mm | 1,600 mm | 1,600 mm | 1,726 mm | 1,726 mm | 1,730 mm |
| Leading wheel Leading wheel The leading wheel or leading axle of a steam locomotive is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. The axle or axles of the leading wheels are normally located in a truck... diameter: |
1,000 mm | 800 mm | 850 mm | |||
| Trailing wheel Trailing wheel On a steam locomotive, a trailing wheel or trailing axle is generally an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels. The axle of the trailing wheels was usually located on a trailing truck... diameter: |
1,000 mm | |||||
| Cylinder bore: | 430 mm | 440 mm | 440 mm | 430 mm | 430 mm | 440 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 600 mm | |||||
| 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 Overpressure The term Overpressure is applied to a pressure difference, relative to a "normal" or "ambient" pressure, in various circumstances:* In engineering: the pressure difference over the wall thickness of a pressure vessel... : |
12 bar | 9 bar | ||||
| Grate area: | 1.68 m² | 1.69 m² | 1.54 m² | 1.54 m² | 2.20 m² | |
| 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... area: |
29.00 m² | |||||
| Evaporative heating area: | 95.09 m² | 100.68 m² | 109.40 m² | 96.40 m² | 106.00 m² | 110.8 m² |
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany
- Polish rail forum discussion on the Oke1 http://www.ruciane-nida.org/kmk/viewtopic.php?t=318