Oldenburg S 3
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The Oldenburg Class S 3 steam locomotive
was a German engine built for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways
(Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen) in 1903 and 1904. It was based on a Prussian
prototype, the Prussian S 3 (see photo), and procured for the route between Wilhelmshaven
, Oldenburg
and Bremen
. It was the first express train
engine built for the Oldenburg state railways and also the first one fitted with a steam dome
. It replaced the old P 4
passenger train locomotives.
Six engines were built by Hanomag
in 1903 and 1904 with numbers 151–154, 160 and 161. They differed in several technical details from their Prussian counterparts, but did not have Lentz valve gear which, later, became common throughout Oldenburg.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn
took over all six locomotives and grouped them into DRG Class 13.18, allocating them the numbers 13 1801 to 13 1806. They were retired by 1927.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
was a German engine built for 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....
(Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen) in 1903 and 1904. It was based on a Prussian
Prussian state railways
The term Prussian state railways encompasses those railway organisations that were owned or managed by the State of Prussia...
prototype, the Prussian S 3 (see photo), and procured for the route between Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
, Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
and Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. It was the first express train
Express train
Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...
engine built for the Oldenburg state railways and also the first one fitted with a 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...
. It replaced the old P 4
Oldenburg P 4.1
The steam locomotives of Oldenburg Class P 4.1 were German locomotives built for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways between 1896 and 1902. They were based on a Prussian P 4.1 prototype and a total of 19 engines were procured up to 1902...
passenger train locomotives.
Six engines were built by Hanomag
Hanomag
Hanomag was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering a large number of steam locomotives to Romania and Bulgaria before World War I....
in 1903 and 1904 with numbers 151–154, 160 and 161. They differed in several technical details from their Prussian counterparts, but did not have Lentz valve gear which, later, became common throughout Oldenburg.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....
took over all six locomotives and grouped them into DRG Class 13.18, allocating them the numbers 13 1801 to 13 1806. They were retired by 1927.
See also
- Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State RailwaysGrand Duchy of Oldenburg State RailwaysThe 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....
- List of Oldenburg locomotives and railbuses
- LänderbahnenLänderbahnenThe German term Länderbahnen generally refers to the state railways of the German Empire in the period from about 1840 to 1920 when they were merged into the Deutsche Reichsbahn after the First World War....
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany