Mecklenburg P 3.1
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The steam locomotives of DRG Class 34.73, formerly the Mecklenburg Class P 3.1 were passenger train locomotives operated by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
and were based on the Prussian P 3.1. They were sometimes used in express train services to begin with. Of the 41 examples belonging to this administration, which were built between 1888 and 1908, two originally came from the Lloyd Railway
(Neustrelitz
-Warnemünde
). One improvement over the Mecklenburg P 2 was the braked coupled axle.
Twenty two of these locomotives were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn
, where they were given the running numbers 34 7301–34 7308 and 34 7351–34 7364. These engines were exclusively vehicles from the Friedrich-Franz Railway.
The engines were equipped with Prussian tenders of Class pr 3 T 10.5.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway was the state railway company in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
and were based on the Prussian P 3.1. They were sometimes used in express train services to begin with. Of the 41 examples belonging to this administration, which were built between 1888 and 1908, two originally came from the Lloyd Railway
Lloyd Railway
The Lloyd Railway is a railway line in the North German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Most of the line is a double-tracked, electrified main line and runs for almost 130 kilometres from Neustrelitz to Warnemünde...
(Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
-Warnemünde
Warnemünde
Warnemünde is a sea resort and northmost district of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, situated on the Baltic Sea in the northeast of Germany at the estuary of the river Warnow.- History :...
). One improvement over the Mecklenburg P 2 was the braked coupled axle.
Twenty two of these locomotives were taken over by 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...
, where they were given the running numbers 34 7301–34 7308 and 34 7351–34 7364. These engines were exclusively vehicles from the Friedrich-Franz Railway.
The engines were equipped with Prussian tenders of Class pr 3 T 10.5.
Sources
- Wagner, Bäzold, Zschech, Lüderitz: Lokomotiven preußischer Eisenbahnen - Schnellzug und Personenzuglokomotiven. Eisenbahn-Fahrzeug-Archiv Band 2.3.1. transpress, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-87094-133-2
- Kurt Pierson: Die Preußischen Dampflokomotiven 1850–1922. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-87943-813-7
See also
- 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...
- List of Mecklenburg locomotives
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany