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Badenian IX
later II a old
Germany | 1854
26 produced
No. 7 “Badenia” on a works photo of MBG Karlsruhe
No. 7 “Badenia” on a works photo of MBG Karlsruhe

The IX was an express locomotive of the Crampton type, which was originally to be built as a freight locomotive and underwent a number of modifications before it was delivered to the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways. Also due to the very rapid development at that time, the locomotives differed depending on the year of construction.

The characteristics of a Crampton locomotive were immediately apparent. These included a low-lying boiler mounted approximately midway above the two leading axles and a single driving axle with very large wheels located behind the boiler. This design offered great smoothness at high speeds, but only a low friction weight.

Since a broad gauge of 1,600 mm was initially used in Baden, the class IX was also designed for this gauge during its development phase. However, because between 1854 and 1855 all lines were changed to the standard gauge of 1,435 mm, later locomotives were also built with this gauge

Comparison of the first design with a chimney located to the rear and the fourth series from 1863
Comparison of the first design with a chimney located to the rear and the fourth series from 1863
Die Lokomotive, September 1909

Another change before commissioning was the installation of a normal smoke box with the chimney at the front end of the boiler. The first two engines “Adler” and “Falke” had received a return flue from the factory, which means that the chimney was located in the middle of the boiler and thanks to the shorter steam tubes, the back pressure from the cylinders was reduced. However, this arrangement was not convincing due to the flue clogging with soot and ash and quickly disappeared from the scene.

The locomotives had an outside frame, whereby the power was transmitted to the driving axle via Hall cranks. In the second series, the leading axles were in a bogie, but in the rest they were stored in the frame again.

In addition to the two pre-series models, three other series of eight locomotives each were produced. Due to the increasing train weights, the first examples were retired in 1875. The others were first pushed into service with normal passenger trains and later only used for shunting. Today only the “Phoenix” locomotive still exists. It was refurbished in 1960 and has been in the Nuremberg Transport Museum ever since.

Variantseries 1series 2series 3series 4
General
Built18541854-18561858-18591863
ManufacturerMBG Karlsruhe
Axle config4-2-0 (Crampton) 
Gauge5 ft 3 in (Irish broad gauge), 4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length42 ft 9 in43 ft 1 11/16 in43 ft 0 1/8 in41 ft 3 1/4 in
Wheelbase12 ft 3 1/3 in14 ft 4 1/2 in12 ft 3 1/3 in
Rigid wheelbase12 ft 3 1/3 in14 ft 4 1/2 in12 ft 3 1/3 in
Empty weight57,100 lbs58,202 lbs52,911 lbs53,462 lbs
Service weight61,509 lbs62,832 lbs61,068 lbs61,729 lbs
Adhesive weight26,455 lbs28,660 lbs25,353 lbs27,558 lbs
Water capacity1,427 us gal
Fuel capacitycoal
Boiler
Grate area11.5 sq ft10.5 sq ft10 sq ft
Firebox area72.5 sq ft62.8 sq ft60.5 sq ft
Tube heating area820 sq ft780 sq ft800 sq ft
Evaporative heating area892.5 sq ft842.8 sq ft860.5 sq ft
Total heating area892.5 sq ft842.8 sq ft860.5 sq ft
Variantseries 1series 2series 3series 4
Power Plant
Driver diameter84 in
Boiler pressure100 psi115 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 16 x 22 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power130 hp (97 kW)140 hp (104 kW)170 hp (127 kW)
Optimal speed15 mph16 mph17 mph
Starting effort5,699 lbf6,554 lbf
Calculated Values
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last changed: 05/2022
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