Prussian G 9 (Mallet)

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Prussian G 9 (Mallet)
Type and origin
Builder Grafenstaden
Build date1893–1898
Total produced27
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-4-0
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,250 mm (4 ft 1+14 in)
Length:
  Over beams16,480 mm (54 ft 34 in)
Axle load 15.1 t (14.9 long tons; 16.6 short tons)
Adhesive weight 60.0 t (59.1 long tons; 66.1 short tons)
Service weight60.0 t (59.1 long tons; 66.1 short tons)
Water cap.12.0 m3 (2,600 imp gal; 3,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure12 kgf/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox
1.94 m2 (20.9 sq ft)
  Evaporative145.40 m2 (1,565.1 sq ft)
Cylinders 4
Piston stroke 600 mm (23+58 in)
High-pressure cylinder630 mm (24+1316 in)
Low-pressure cylinder400 or 420 mm (15+34 or 16+916 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Career
Retired1922

The Prussian G 9 Mallet was a class of 27 German 0-4-4-0 Mallet tender locomotives of the Prussian state railways that were used to haul goods trains.

Description

As an 0-4-4-0 Mallet locomotive, the G 9 has two drive assemblies, each with two driven axles and a pair of cylinders. The front group was designed as a bogie, the rear sat firmly in the frame. This arrangement made the locomotives particularly suitable for winding routes. The straight-line stability was initially not so good due to rolling movements, but was later improved through modifications. Due to the frequent leaks in the moving steam lines and their complex construction, they were very maintenance-intensive. Consequently, only 27 examples were purchased, which were built between 1893 and 1898 by Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden. The Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway acquired almost identical locomotives as their class VIIIc. The locomotives were equipped with a Prussian three-axle tender of the pr 3 T 12 type. [1]

The locomotives were developed for the routes in the Eifel hills, the Moselle valley, in the Saarland and in Silesia. They were initially assigned to the Royal Railway Divisions (Königlichen Eisenbahn-Direktionen, KED) of Breslau, Essen, Kattowitz and Saarbrücken. In 1910, four locomotives were assigned to KED Breslau, ten to KED Kassel, eleven to KED Essen, and two to KED Kattowitz. In 1912, two of the Essen locomotives were stationed at the depot (Bahnbetriebswerk, Bw) Thorn-Mocker in KED Bromberg. The first locomotive retirements were in 1912/13, the last were withdrawn during World War I. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Spielhof (1995), p. 67.
  2. Haensch, O. "Die Gattung G9 der Kgl. Preußischen Staatsbahnen". Malletlok.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-02-13.