Prussian G 5.5
DRG Class 54.10 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Build date | 1910 |
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| Total produced | 20 or 25 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 2-6-0 |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Leading dia. | 1,000 mm (39 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 1,350 mm (4 ft 5 in) |
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Length:
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| • Over beams | 16,168 mm (53 ft 0.5 in) |
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| Axle load | 15.3 t |
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| Adhesive weight | 44.0 t |
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| Service weight | 55.1 t |
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| Water cap. | 12.0 m3 (2,600 imp gal) / 15.0 m3 (3,300 imp gal) |
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| Boiler pressure | 12 bar |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 2.29 m2 (24.6 sq ft) |
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| • Evaporative | 137.00 m2 (1,474.7 sq ft) |
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| Cylinders | 2 |
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| Cylinder size | 500 mm (20 in) / 750 mm (30 in) |
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| Piston stroke | 630 mm (25 in) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
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| Indicated power | 574/750 kW |
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| Career |
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| Numbers | DRG 54 1076-1092 |
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The Prussian G 5.5 locomotives were early German freight locomotives with a compound engine. Unlike the otherwise identical G 5.4 they had a leading Adams axle instead of a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie. The delivery of the G 5.5 in 1910 followed directly after that of the G 5.4. A total of either 20 or 25 G 5.5 locomotives were built.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over several of these locomotives as Nos. 54 1076-1092; other sources list them as Nos. 54 1080-1082 and 1085-1092. During the Second World War, several more G 5.5's were reclaimed by the Reichsbahn from Poland: Nos. 54 1121, 1141, 1157 and 1185; other sources cite 54 1183, 1217 and 1218.
Other railways also procured this class:
See also
References
- This article was created from a translation of the equivalent German language article
- Hütter, Ingo (2015). Die Dampflokomotiven der Baureihen 54 bis 59 der DRG, DRB, DB, und DR (in German). Werl: DGEG Medien. pp. 44–51. ISBN 978-3-937189-85-7.
- Vandenberghen, J (1989). La guerre 1914 - 1918 et les locomotives "Armistice", 2. Description des locomotives K.P.E.V. (PDF) (in French). Brussels: SNCB. pp. 176–184.
- Vandenberghen, J. (1989). La guerre 1914 - 1918 et les locomotives "Armistice", 3. Description des locomotives bavaroises, saxonnes, badoises, mecklebourgeoises, oldenbourgeoises (PDF) (in French). Brussels: SNCB. p. 51–52.
- Wagner, Andreas; Bäzold, Dieter; Zschech, Rainer; Lüderitz, Ralph (1990). Lokomotiven preußischer Eisenbahnen, Güterzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.3.2) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. p. 66. ISBN 3-87094-134-0.
- Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1978). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 41–59 (EFA 1.2) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 106–108. ISBN 3-87094-082-4.
