BC Palatinate 83
| BC Palatinate 83 | |
|---|---|
| Numbering: | see list |
| Year of construction (s): | 1883 |
| Genre : | BC |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 9,650 mm |
| Length: | 8,000 mm |
| Height: | 3,800 mm |
| Width: | 2,650 mm |
| Fixed wheelbase: | 5,000 mm |
| Wheel diameter: | 1,014 mm |
| Coupling type: | Screw coupling |
| Seats: | 15/14 |
| Classes : | 2nd and 3rd |
The Palatinate BC according to sheet 025 (to be run as BC Pfalz 83 according to DRG generic conventions) was a two-axle compartment car that ran the 2nd and 3rd class.
Constructive features
Underframe
The frame of the car was made entirely of iron profiles. The outer side members had a double U shape. The wagons had VDEV screw couplings as the towing device, and the drawbar was spring-loaded throughout. The wagons were equipped with rod buffers with an installation length of 650 mm, the buffer plates had a diameter of 370 mm.
drive
The wagons had riveted half-timbered axle brackets made of flat iron with the short, straight design. The axles were stored in split sliding axle bearings. The wheels had spoked wheel bodies and a wheel diameter of 1,014 mm. The suspension consisted of a multi-layer spring that was attached to the spring brackets with simple tabs.
Hand brakes in the high brakeman's cab acted on all wheels on both sides. According to the 1913 directory, the wagons were equipped with air brakes of the Schleifer type.
Car body
The car body framework consisted of a wooden frame work. It was clad with sheet metal on the outside and wood on the inside. The side walls were slightly indented on the underside. The wagons had a flat arched roof with a lantern roof (skylight roof). The cars had a raised, closed brakeman's cab that was only accessible from one side.
The interior had a total of four compartments. The 3rd class compartments were located at both ends of the car, and 2nd class compartments with a total of 15 seats in the middle. In addition, the cars had a toilet that was accessible from both the 3rd class compartment on the brakeman's side and a 2nd class compartment.
The wagons were heated by steam .
The lighting was done by gas. The storage container with a volume of 800 liters hung on the frame in the longitudinal direction of the car.
comment
According to the 1913 directory, the cars were rebuilt in 1907. Nothing is noted about the type of conversion.
Sketches, sample sheets, photos
View of sheet 025 from PfalzB WV from 1913
Wagon numbers
The data are taken from the car park directory of the Royal Bavarian State Railways - Palatinate Network, drawn up as of March 31, 1913, as well as the books by Emil Konrad (passenger carriages of the German state railways, Volume II) and Albert Mühl (Die Pfalzbahn) .
| Sheet number. Manufacturing |
Generic symbols per epoch Car numbers per epoch (with information about the direction) |
landing gear | Furnishing | Additional information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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construction year |
manufacturers manufacturers |
from 1875 |
from 1907 |
Rep. 1919 |
DR (from 1923) |
DRG (from 1930) |
DRG after renovation |
excluded screened |
last. Home letter |
Number Ach sen |
LüP |
Unt. Gest. |
LA. |
Brem- sen |
Bl. | Hz. |
Type and number Compartments (seats per class) [Mil. Use] |
Mil. |
Sig- nal . |
comment | |||||
| Sheet number. 025 | FROM | BC | B3 bay 83 | B3 bay 83 | (see respective legend) | A. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | O | M. |
Ludwig Railway |
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| 1883 | 97 | 97 | 2 | 9,650 | E. | A 4 | BrH, Sbr | G | D. | 1 | 2 (15) |
1½ (14) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 98 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Remarks
literature
- Emil Konrad: The passenger coaches of the German national railways . 1st edition. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung W. Keller & Co., Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-440-05327-X .
- Vehicle fleet directory of the Royal Bavarian State Railways - Palatinate network . (Compiled according to the status of March 31, 1913).