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Württemberg III

Württemberg C (alt)

Germany 1846 46 produced
Schematic drawing Georg von Morlok, „Die Königlich Württembergischen Staatseisenbahnen”, 1890 PD

After the Types I and II of the Royal Württemberg State Railways had been manufactured in the USA, the Type III was the first locomotive to be built in Württemberg. However, some of the locomotives also came from Bavaria. In the years between 1846 and 1854, the Kessler company, its successor Maschinenfabrik Esslingen and the Munich Maffei built a total of 46 of these locomotives. They had an external frame and cylinders mounted horizontally on it with Stephenson valve gear. A four-sided firebox and an oval boiler barrel were each clad in wood. Since the 1960s they have been converted to more modern types, with the last examples being in service until 1913.

Technical data

General

Built
1846-1854
Manufacturers
Esslingen, Maffei, Esslingen
Wheel arrangement
4-4-0 (American)
Gauge
1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
11.84 m
Wheelbase
4.36 m
Service mass
22 t
Adhesion mass
11 t
Rigid wheelbase
1.86 m
Water capacity
4,300 l
Fuel capacity
2 t (coal)

Boiler

Grate area
0.81 m²
Evaporative heating surface
59.06 m²
Total heating surface
59.1 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
1,372 mm
Boiler pressure
6.3 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
two, 356 x 559 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Estimated power
70 kW (95 PS)
Top speed
60 km/h
Starting effort
27.7 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 3.90
Optimal speed
16 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
3.2 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 2.00
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 9.78
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 72.91
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