Prussian T 14
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| T 14 (Prussia, Alsace-Lorraine) DRG Class 93.0–4 DR Class 93.8, ÖBB Class 693, PKP TKt1 SNCB/NMBS Type 97 | |
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2-8-2T | |
| • UIC | 1′D1′ t |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Leading dia. | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Driver dia. | 1,350 mm (4 ft 5+1⁄8 in) |
| Trailing dia. | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Length: | |
| • Over beams | 13,800 mm (45 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
| Axle load | 16.9 tonnes (16.6 long tons; 18.6 short tons) |
| Adhesive weight | 63.4 tonnes (62.4 long tons; 69.9 short tons) |
| Service weight | 97.6 tonnes (96.1 long tons; 107.6 short tons) |
| Boiler pressure | 12 bar (1.20 MPa; 174 psi) |
| Heating surface: | |
| • Firebox | 2.49 m2 (26.8 sq ft) |
| • Evaporative | 126.62 m2 (1,362.9 sq ft) |
| Superheater: | |
| • Heating area | 50.28 m2 (541.2 sq ft) |
| Cylinder size | 600 mm (23+5⁄8 in) |
| Piston stroke | 660 mm (26 in) |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Indicated power | 734 kW (998 PS; 984 hp) |
| Career | |
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| Numbers | DRG 93 001–459 |
| Retired | 1971 |
The Prussian T 14s were German,
Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine. They were later incorporated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn into their renumbering plan
as Class 93.0–4.
These locomotives were intended for goods traffic and Sunday excursion services on the lines of the
Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine
between 1914 and 1918.
Due to uneven weight distribution the
driving wheels
.
The
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) incorporated further T 14s, which came from France
and Belgium, as 93 451 to 93 459.
The
East German
Deutsche Reichsbahn the last ones were even given new computerised numbers in 1970 and classified as DR Class 93.8. The last T 14 there retired in 1971.
After the Second World War locomotives 93 058, 324 and 405 were left in
Austrian Federal Railway
(ÖBB) formed them into their ÖBB Class 693 retaining their serial numbers. Number 693.058 was retired as early as 1953, the other two engines remained in the ÖBB fleet until 1958.
Locomotive 93 230 has been preserved and belongs to the Dresden Transport Museum. Another unit, PKP TKt1-63, is preserved in Poland at Chabówka railroad museum.
See also
- Prussian state railways
- List of Prussian locomotives and railcars
Notes
- ^ Weisbrod (1991), p. 44.
References
- Weisbrod, Manfred (1991). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Von Privatbahnen zur DRG (EFA 1.5) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. p. 44, 185. ISBN 3-87094-139-1.
Further reading
- Moll, Gerhard; Wenzel, Hansjürgen (1999). Die Baureihe 93 - Die preußischen Tenderlokomotiven der Gattungen T 14 und T 14.1. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. ISBN 3-88255-193-3.
- Vandenberghen, J (1989). La guerre 1914 - 1918 et les locomotives "Armistice", 2. Description des locomotives K.P.E.V. (PDF) (in French). Brussels: SNCB. pp. 333–339.
- Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1978). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 60–96 (EFA 1.3) (in German) (4th ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 194–197. ISBN 3-87094-083-2.
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