Borkumer Kleinbahn Moritz
| MORITZ | |
|---|---|
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Machine factory and iron foundry Darmstadt |
| Year of construction (s): | 1874 |
| Retirement: | 1910 |
| Type : | Bn2t |
| Gauge : | 900 mm |
| Length over buffers: | 4700 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 1400 mm |
| Service mass: | 8.5 t |
| Indexed performance : | 60 hp |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Boiler : | Diameter 600 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 10 atü |
| Number of heating pipes: | 55 |
| Heating pipe length: | 1780 mm |
| Grate area: | 0.325 m² |
| Evaporation heating surface: | 14.38 m² |
The Moritz was the first steam locomotive on the Borkum Kleinbahn . It was built by the engineering works and iron foundry Darmstadt in 1874 with the serial number 67.
history
The Moritz locomotive was initially at home as a construction locomotive at Habich & Goth . There she got a new fire box in 1895. In 1888 it came to Borkum, where it was used to build the island railway. After the opening of the railway, it was still used in construction trains for building dykes. At a later time (1903) it became part of the island railway. It was scrapped in 1910.
construction
With a service weight of 8.5 t, the locomotive had an output of 60 hp. Your boiler had a diameter of 600 mm and 55 boiler tubes with a diameter of 40 mm. The heating area was 14.38 m².
Trivia
The Borkumer Kleinbahn offers trips on the Moritz Wegebahn .
literature
- Hans Schweers: The Borkumer Kleinbahn and the ships of the AG "Ems" . Schweers + Wall, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-89494-132-1 .