DR 99 281
| DR 99 281 | |
|---|---|
| Numbering: | 99 281 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Weidknecht |
| Year of construction (s): | 1910 |
| Retirement: | 1955 |
| Type : | C n2t |
| Genre : | K 33.4 |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
| Length over buffers: | 5,550 mm |
| Height: | 3050 |
| Total wheelbase: | 1,800 mm |
| Service mass: | 11.8 t |
| Friction mass: | 11.8 t |
| Top speed: | 25 km / h |
| Performance indicator: | 59 kW |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 700 mm |
| Control type : | Allan |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Boiler overpressure: | 10 bar |
| Number of heating pipes: | 50 |
| Evaporation heating surface: | 23.8 m² |
| Water supply: | 1.0 m³ |
| Fuel supply: | 0.3 t |
The DR 99 281 was a three-axle narrow - gauge locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn .
history
During the Second World War, three steam locomotives were brought to Wangerooge in 1944 as part of the Todt Organization's coastal fortification program . One came from a French secondary railway and was with Ateliers de Construction du Pont Flandre, Weidknecht Frères & Cie. was built in Paris. It was no longer used on Wangerooge , and was handed over in 1949. In 1952 it was reprocessed and returned to the Walhalla Railway . There it only served as a reserve, in 1955 it was retired.
technical features
The locomotive had an inner frame that also held the water tank. It had an Allan control with a flat slide, and the third axis was driven. The coal supplies were housed in the driver's cab to the side of the boiler.
literature
- Malte Werning: Wangerooge: The island railway and its history . Lokrundschau Verlag, Gülzow 1999, ISBN 3-931647-09-9 .