Palatinate Railways G 5
German Reichsbahn class 5559
Germany 1905 24 produced
The G 5, being the last steam locomotive designed by the Palatinate Railway, was a two-cylinder compound 0-8-0 freight locomotive introduced in 1905. By 1907, 24 had been built by Krauss at Munich. They were the first saturated locomotives in Germany to use piston valves. In 1925, the Reichsbahn took over 22 and made them class 5559. The last ones were retired by 1929.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1905-1907
- Manufacturers
- Krauss
- Wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0 (Eight-coupled)
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 17.40 m
- Service mass
- 56.7 t
- Adhesion mass
- 56.7 t
- Axle load
- 14.2 t
- Water capacity
- 16,000 l
- Fuel capacity
- 6 t (coal)
Boiler
- Grate area
- 2.5 m²
- Firebox surface
- 11.6 m²
- Evaporative heating surface
- 156.08 m²
- Total heating surface
- 156.1 m²
Power plant
- Driver diameter
- 1,250 mm
- Boiler pressure
- 14 bar
- Expansion type
- compound
- Cylinders
- two, HP: 540 x 660 mm and LP: 810 x 660 mm
Power
- Power source
- steam
- Estimated power
- 600 kW (816 PS)
- Top speed
- 45 km/h
- Starting effort
- 126.8 kN
- Starting effort simple
- 152.2 kN
Calculated values
- Factor of adhesion
- 1 : 4.39
- Optimal speed
- 29 km/h
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 10.6 kW/t
- Adhesive weight/Total
- 1 : 1.00
- Tractive force/Heating surface
- 1 : 16.97
- Grate area/Heating surface
- 1 : 62.43
