Württemberg B/B2 Type and origin Builder Esslingen Build date 1868–1878 Total produced 86
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-4-0 • UIC 1B n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Leading dia. 930 mm (3 ft 5⁄8 in) Driver dia.1,530 mm (5 ft 1⁄4 in) Length: • Over beams ~ 13,120 mm (43 ft 1⁄2 in) Axle load 11.0 tonnes (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons) Adhesive weight 20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons) Service weight 29.2 tonnes (28.7 long tons; 32.2 short tons) Water cap. 6.5 m (1,400 imp gal; 1,700 US gal) Boiler pressure 9 kgf/cm (883 kPa; 128 lbf/in) Heating surface: • Firebox 0.98 m (10.5 sq ft) • Evaporative 102.58 m (1,104.2 sq ft) Cylinder size 408 mm (16+1⁄16 in) Piston stroke 561 mm (22+1⁄16 in)
The Württemberg Class B and Class B2 engines were steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen ) first built in 1868 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen ('Esslingen engineering works') in Esslingen in the former Kingdom of Württemberg in southern Germany .
The engines had a Crampton boiler , an inside Allan valve gear and, for the first time in Württemberg, a Prüsmann chimney. They were equipped with 2 T 6.5 tenders .
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References
Lohr, Hermann; Thielmann, Georg (1988). Lokomotiven württembergischer Eisenbahnen (EFA 2.6) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 63–67, 158. ISBN 3-87094-117-0 .
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