Palatine L 1
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The narrow gauge
steam locomotives of Palatine L 1 and Pts 3/3 N of the Palatinate Railway
were procured for lines in the area of Ludwigshafen, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Speyer
(the Neustadt-Speyer Lokalbahn or branch line). On the formation of the Reichsbahn the engines were given the running numbers 99 081 to 99 093.
The first seven locomotives from 1889 were given the railway numbers XI to XVII. Further deliveries followed in 1891 (XVIII - XX) and 1899 (XXI and XII).
In 1907 and 1910 there was a follow-on order for two, largely identical engines. These were given numbers XXVIII and XXIX. The latte was designated as Class Pts 3/3 N in accordance with the Bavarian numbering scheme following the 1909 take over of the Palatine railways by the Royal Bavarian State Railways
. All engines delivered up to 1907 were also given a name.
Locomotive no. XX Laumersheim went missing during the First World War. All the others were taken over by the Reichsbahn. The first locomotives were retired in 1930/31; the remainder between 1948 and 1957. In 1939, number 99 081 went to the Wangerooge Island Railway
and was retired there on 12 August 1952. The last locomotive still in service was 99 093 which was finally withdrawn on 10 August 1957.
. The water tank was integrated into the rivetted plate frame. The filling points were on the front wall the left and right of the smokebox
. Coal was stored behind the outer firebox on the footplate. As a result the engines could only be laboriously coaled using baskets.
The saturated steam drive was on the outside and had slide valves. The cylinders were set horizontally and drove the third coupled axle. The running gear
was supported at three points. Th first and second coupled axle were supported on common carrying springs and the third on a transverse leaf spring.
The boiler barrel was rivetted and comprised two sections. The steam dome
sat on top of the second section.
Initially a Hardy vacuum brake
was installed; this was later replaced by a Westinghouse
compressed-air brake. The sander was hand-operated and sanded the second and third axles. The engines also had a Latowski steam-operated bell and, later, a steam turbo generator was fitted over the smokebox door outside the locomotive body provide electric lighting.
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
steam locomotives of Palatine L 1 and Pts 3/3 N of the Palatinate Railway
Palatinate Railway
The Palatinate Railway or Pfalzbahn was an early German railway company in the period of the German Empire prior to the First World War. It was formed on 1 January 1870, as the United Palatinate Railway based in Ludwigshafen, by the amalgamation of the following railway companies:*The Palatine...
were procured for lines in the area of Ludwigshafen, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Speyer
Speyer
Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
(the Neustadt-Speyer Lokalbahn or branch line). On the formation of the Reichsbahn the engines were given the running numbers 99 081 to 99 093.
The first seven locomotives from 1889 were given the railway numbers XI to XVII. Further deliveries followed in 1891 (XVIII - XX) and 1899 (XXI and XII).
In 1907 and 1910 there was a follow-on order for two, largely identical engines. These were given numbers XXVIII and XXIX. The latte was designated as Class Pts 3/3 N in accordance with the Bavarian numbering scheme following the 1909 take over of the Palatine railways by the Royal Bavarian State Railways
Royal Bavarian State Railways
As a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...
. All engines delivered up to 1907 were also given a name.
Locomotive no. XX Laumersheim went missing during the First World War. All the others were taken over by the Reichsbahn. The first locomotives were retired in 1930/31; the remainder between 1948 and 1957. In 1939, number 99 081 went to the Wangerooge Island Railway
Wangerooge Island Railway
The single track Wangerooge Island Railway is an unelectrified narrow gauge railway with a rail gauge of 1,000 mm located on the East Frisian island of Wangerooge off the northwestern coast of Germany...
and was retired there on 12 August 1952. The last locomotive still in service was 99 093 which was finally withdrawn on 10 August 1957.
Design
Because the lines ran on or alongside roads it was decided to design the locomotives as tramway or 'box' locomotives (Kastenlokomotive). They had a fully glazed, box body and the drive was covered to reduce the risk to passers-by or horses. In order to enable the engine driver to see the line there was a sliding side window. The driver himself stood to one side next to the boilerBoiler
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:...
. The water tank was integrated into the rivetted plate frame. The filling points were on the front wall the left and right of the smokebox
Smokebox
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...
. Coal was stored behind the outer firebox on the footplate. As a result the engines could only be laboriously coaled using baskets.
The saturated steam drive was on the outside and had slide valves. The cylinders were set horizontally and drove the third coupled axle. The running gear
Running gear
The term running gear is used to describe the wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain & chassis/bodyshell of a motor-car or automobile, or the tracks and road wheels of a tank or similar tracked vehicle....
was supported at three points. Th first and second coupled axle were supported on common carrying springs and the third on a transverse leaf spring.
The boiler barrel was rivetted and comprised two sections. 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...
sat on top of the second section.
Initially a Hardy vacuum brake
Vacuum brake
The vacuum brake is a braking system employed on trains and introduced in the mid-1860s. A variant, the automatic vacuum brake system, became almost universal in British train equipment and in those countries influenced by British practice. Vacuum brakes also enjoyed a brief period of adoption in...
was installed; this was later replaced by a Westinghouse
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
The railway air brake was invented by George Westinghouse of New York state in 1869. Soon after, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he established the Westinghouse Air Brake Company on September 28, 1869...
compressed-air brake. The sander was hand-operated and sanded the second and third axles. The engines also had a Latowski steam-operated bell and, later, a steam turbo generator was fitted over the smokebox door outside the locomotive body provide electric lighting.
Sources
- Manfred Weisbrod, Hans Wiegard, Hans Müller, Wolfgang Petznick: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Dampflokomotiven 4 (Baureihe 99) transpress, Berlin 1995 ISBN 3-344-70903-8
- Heinz Schnabel: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Lokomotiven bayrischer Eisenbahnen transpress, Berlin 1992 ISBN 3-344-70717-5
See also
- Royal Bavarian State RailwaysRoyal Bavarian State RailwaysAs a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...
- Palatinate RailwayPalatinate RailwayThe Palatinate Railway or Pfalzbahn was an early German railway company in the period of the German Empire prior to the First World War. It was formed on 1 January 1870, as the United Palatinate Railway based in Ludwigshafen, by the amalgamation of the following railway companies:*The Palatine...
- List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses
- List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany