Palatine L 2

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Palatine L 2
DRG Class 9900
Lokklingbach1903.jpg
No. XXIII KLINGBACH in 1903
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Krauss
Serial number4920–4921, 5198–5200
Build date1903–1905
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-0 T
   German K 22.8
Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Driver dia.855 mm (2 ft 9+58 in)
Wheelbase:
  Coupled1,800 mm (5 ft 10+34 in)
Length:
  Over buffers6,030 mm (19 ft 9+12 in)
Height3,600 mm (11 ft 9+34 in)
Adhesive weight 15.0 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Service weight15.0 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity600 kg (1,300 lb)
Water cap.1.4 m3 (310 imp gal; 370 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area0.5 m2 (5.4 sq ft)
Boiler:
  Pitch1,652 mm (5 ft 5 in)
  Tube plates2,400 mm (7 ft 10+12 in)
  Small tubes44 mm (1+34 in), 80 off
Boiler pressure12 bar (12.2 kgf/cm2; 174 lbf/in2)
Heating surface25.40 m2 (273.4 sq ft)
  Tubes22.92 m2 (246.7 sq ft)
  Firebox2.48 m2 (26.7 sq ft)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 240 mm × 400 mm (9+716 in × 15+34 in)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Career
Numbers
  • Pflaz: XXIII–XVII
  • DRG 99 001 – 99 005
Retired1931–1936

The Palatine Class L 2 were a group of steam locomotives used on the Palatinate Railway in early 20th century Bavaria. They were built for the line between Speyer and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (Neustadt-Speyer railway). Because the engines were to be used double-headed, they had doors on the front and rear of the driver's cabs and an opening in the running plate. This enabled access to the locomotive from the train whilst running.

They had the numbers XIII to XVII. After the foundation of the Reichsbahn all the engines were taken over and were given the numbers 99 001 to 99 005. The first engine was retired as early as 1931, the last one in 1936. They carried 1.4 m3 of water and 0.6 t of coal.

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