List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses
This list gives an overview of the locomotives and railbuses of the Palatinate Railway (Pfalzbahn) and the Palatine network of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).
The Palatinate (Pfalz) is a region in south-western Germany that became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1816, even though it was geographically separate. Its union with Bavaria was not dissolved until the reorganisation of German states after World War II during the occupation of Germany. The Palatinate Railway was a private railway concern formed on 1 January 1870. It was nationalised on 1 January 1909, with its 870 kilometres of track, and went into the Royal Bavarian State Railways.
Overview
Palatine locomotives were numbered in sequence as well as given names. On being retired, the numbers freed up were reused for newly delivered locomotives. Pontoon locomotives(Schiffsbrückenlokomotiven), as well as engines employed on secondary (Sekundärbahn) and narrow gauge lines used their own numbering scheme with Roman numerals.
The allocation of names was stopped in 1904, because the purchase of the railway by the Bavarian state was approaching. Only four locomotives delivered after that were given names: three P 4s and an L 1. The names chosen were based mainly on towns, castles, rivers and mountains in the Palatinate. The use of names from myths from classical antiquity remained Episode. The special importance of express train locomotives was stressed by naming them after Bavarian monarchs, as well as important people in the Bavarian government and managers of the Palatinate Railway.
The introduction of a classification scheme was first achieved in the Palatinate Railway in 1898. Four main groups were created:
- P - Passenger and express train locomotives (Personen- und Schnellzuglokomotiven) (including tank engines used for these duties)
- G - Goods train locomotives (Güterzuglokomotiven)
- T - Tank locomotives (Tenderlokomotiven) for mixed duties
- L - Narrow gauge locomotives for branch lines (Tenderlokomotiven für Lokalbahnen)
An Arabic numeral followed the class letter to distinguish between the individual locomotive classes. A superscripted Roman numeral indicated a sub-class. The Palatine class designations were only used on paper and not written on the locomotives themselves.
On the transfer of the Palatine railway network to the Bavarian state railways in 1909 the Bavarian classification system was adopted for new locomotives. Older locomotives however kept their original designations. New locomotives built for the Palatine network continued to receive the range of numbers associated with the Palatinate Railway.
Steam Locomotives
Early locomotives for all types of train
| Class | Railway number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of Manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 1–8 | 8 | 1846–1847 | 1A1 n2 | Passenger train locomotives, supplied by Kessler and Maffei |
| None | 9–20 | 12 | 1846–1847 | 1B n2 | Goods train locomotives, supplied by Kessler, Maffei and Regnier (B) |
| None | 21 | 1 | 1851 | 1A1 n2 | Passenger train locomotive KOENIG LUDWIG (King Ludwig), with Kessler-patented Bassgeigenkessel ('double-bass boiler') |
None of the locomotives was given an operating number by the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
Passenger and express train locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26–29 | 4 | 1853 | 2A n2 | Fast stopping train (Eilzug) Crampton locomotives, supplied by Maffei (Nos. 26–29) and Esslingen (Nos. 36…63) | |
| None | 36–41, 46–49, 60–63 | 14 | 1855–1863 | 2A n2 | ||
| P 1I | 88–95, 118–138 | (34 7401–34 7402) | 29 | 1870–1874 | 1B n2 | |
| P 1II | 154–159 | (34 7451) | 6 | 1876 | 1B n2 | |
| P 1III | 1(II)…28(II), 160–161 | (34 7411–34 7415) | 9 | 1880–1884 | 1B n2 | |
| P 2I | 26(II)…63(II), 188–193 | (35 7001–35 7020) | 22 | 1891–1896 | 1′B1 n2 | |
| P 3I | 93(II), 119(II), 221–230 | 14 101–14 105 | 12 | 1898–1904 | 2′B1′ n2i | Originally with inside cylinders; converted in 1913/14 to 2′B1′ n4v |
| P 3II | 263 | (14 121) | 1 | 1900 | 2′(a)B1′ n2v | Express train locomotive DR. v. CLEMM; Raisable 'dolly axle' (Vorspannachse) removed in 1902 |
| P 4 | 133(II), 286–291, 302–305 | (14 151–14 161) | 11 | 1905–1906 | 2′B1′ h4v | Originally with Pielock superheater; removed after 1908 to 2′B1′ n4v due to unreliability |
| S 3/6 | 341–350 | 18 425–18 434 | 10 | 1914 | 2′C1′ h4v | So-called 'Palatine S 3/6' (Pfälzer S 3/6) |
Goods train locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC)Axle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 1I | 22–25 | 4 | 1853 | 1B n2 | Goods train locomotives, supplied by Maffei; Classification questionable because locomotives had already been retired when it was introduced | |
| G 1II | 30–35, 42–45 | 10 | 1855 | 1B n2 | ||
| G 1III | 50–59, 64–69 | 16 | 1859–1867 | 1B n2 | ||
| G 1IV | 74–87 | 14 | 1869–1870 | B n2 | ||
| G 2I | 6(II)-8(II), 10(II)-12(II), 96–117, 139–151 | (53 7801–53 7821) | 41 | 1871–1876 | C n2 | As Bavarian C III, yet without steamdome and Stephenson (not Alan) steering |
| G 2II | 9(II)…25(II), 162–176 | (53 7991–52 8009) | 22 | 1884–1892 | C n2 | Similar to the Bavarian C IV Zw |
| G 3 | 30(II)…72(II), 187–188 | (55 7001–55 7006) | 6 | 1887–1888 | D n2 | Bought from Sharp, Stewart & Co. from bankruptcy assets of the Swedish-Norwegian Railway, working in 1892; identical in design to the Baden VIII b |
| G 4I | 209–220, 231–245 | 55 7201–55 7215 | 27 | 1898–1899 | D n2 | |
| G 4II | 198–199 | (55 7102) | 2 | 1896 | B′B n4v | Articulated Mallet locomotive; identical in design to the Bavarian BB I |
| G 4III | 200–201 | 2 | 1896 | 1′D n4v | Four-cylinder, Sondermann compound, converted to 1′D n2 in 1900; identical in design to the Bavarian E I | |
| G 5 | 74(II)…87(II), 292–301 | 55 5901–55 5922 | 24 | 1905–1906 | D n2v | |
| G 3/3 | 1(III)–4(III) | (53 501–53 504) | 4 | 1914 | C n2v | Built by Maffei for Morocco, sold to the Palatine network in 1919 |
Tank locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 70–73 | 4 | 1868 | B n2t | Tank locomotives for the ramps of Ludwigshafen's Rhine bridge, supplied by Krauss | |
| P 2II | 88(II)…95(II), 260–262, 264–284 | 73 001–73 028 | 31 | 1900–1902 | 1′B2′ n2t | Copy of the Bavarian D XII |
| P 5 | 310–321 | 77 001–77 012 | 12 | 1908 | 1′C2′ n2t | |
| T 1 | 15(II)…73(II), 177–186 | 88 7301–88 7321 | 31 | 1892–1897 | B n2t | |
| T 2I | I–VIII | (88 7001–88 7003) | 8 | 1865–1874 | B n2t | Locomotives for the pontoon bridges at Maximiliansau and Speyer; Nos. VII and VIII sold in 1879 to Baden (Baden I b) |
| T 2II | VII(II)–X | 4 | 1883–1884 | B n2t | Branch line (Sekundärbahn) engines for the Lautertalbahn, Kaiserslautern–Lauterecken | |
| T 3 | 13(II)…71(II), 202–208, 246–256 | 89 101–89 121 | 27 | 1889–1905 | C n2t | |
| T 4I | 44(II)…56(II), 194–197 | 98 651–98 657 | 7 | 1895–1897 | C1′ n2t | Copy of the Bavarian D VIII |
| 322–325 | 98 681–98 684 | 4 | 1908 | More robust version; Replaced the T 2II on the Lautertalbahn | ||
| T 4II | 257–259 | 98 401–98 403 | 3 | 1900 | C1′ n2t | Nachbau der Bavarian D XI |
| T 5 | 306–309 | 94 001–94 004 | 4 | 1907 | E n2t | for the Biebermühle–Pirmasens ramp |
| D VIII | 326–329 | 98 685–98 688 | 4 | 1909–1910 | C1′ n2t | Upgrade of the T 4I |
| Pt 3/6 | 330–338 | 77 101–77 109 | 9 | 1911–1913 | 1′C2′ h2t | Upgrade of the P 5 with superheater |
| 401–410 | 77 120–77 129 | 10 | 1923 | Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern) | ||
| R 4/4 | 123(II)…159(II) | 92 2001–92 2007 | 9 | 1913–1915 | D n2t |
Narrow gauge locomotives
The Palatine narrow gauge locomotives procured for the following metre gauge branch lines (Lokalbahnen):
- Ludwigshafen–Dannstadt–Meckenheim
- Ludwigshafen–Frankenthal–Großkarlbach
- Speyer–Geinsheim–Neustadt (Haardt)
- Alsenz–Obermoschel
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC) Bauart | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L 1 | XI–XXII, XXVIII | 99 081–99 092 | 13 | 1889–1907 | C n2t | Fully enclosed tramway locomotive |
| L 2 | XXIII–XXVII | 99 001–99 005 | 5 | 1903–1905 | B n2t | For Alsenz–Obermoschel and Speyer–Geinsheim |
| Pts 2/2 | XXX | 99 011 | 1 | 1910 | B h2t | Bought in 1916 for the Palatine network |
| Pts 3/3 N | XXIX | 99 093 | 1 | 1911 | C n2t | Copy of the L 1 |
| Pts 3/3 H | XXXI–XXXIII | 99 101–99 103 | 3 | 1923 | C h2t | Ordered by the Bavarian Group Administration (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern), partly enclosed tramway locomotive |
Railbuses
Palatine railbuses were introduced into the wagon fleet and were given wagon numbers. In addition to the new vehicles listed in the table below, two accumulator cars left by an electric company in 1896/97 were tested. Furthermore, between 1897 and 1900 four four-wheeled passenger coaches – one with an additional centre axle - were converted provisionally to accumulator cars and placed in service. After the delivery of new wagons the passenger coaches were restored to their original state.
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement (UIC) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | I–II | 2 | 1898 | Bo′2′ g2t | Accumulator car for metre gauge, converted in 1903 to passenger coaches | |
| None | III | 1 | 1900 | Bo g2t | Accumulator car for metre gauge, retired in 1910 | |
| MC | 3050, 5130 | bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 301–302 danach: 206 | 2 | 1900 | A1A g2t | Accumulator car, Ludwigshafen 301 1927 converted to passenger coach |
| MBCC | 8856–8859 | bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 207–210 danach: 207–209 | 4 | 1900–1902 | Bo′2′ g2t | Accumulator car |
| MBCL | I | 1 | 1903 | A1 n2v | Steam railbus, De Dion-Bouton type, identical design to the Bavarian MBCi |
See also
References
- Mühl, Albert (1982). Die Pfalzbahn: Geschichte, Betrieb und Fahrzeuge der pfälzischen Eisenbahnen (in German). Stuttgart: Theiss. ISBN 3-8062-0301-6.
- Schnabel, Heinz (1992). Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Lokomotiven bayerischer Eisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress. ISBN 3-344-70717-5.
- Valtin, Wolfgang (1992). Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 1 – Numerierungssysteme bei den deutschen Bahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress. ISBN 3-344-70739-6.
- Valtin, Wolfgang (1992). Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 2 – Dampflokomotiven und Dampftriebwagen (in German). Berlin: transpress. ISBN 3-344-70740-X.
- Valtin, Wolfgang (1992). Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 3 – Elektrische Lokomotiven und Triebwagen, Diesellokomotiven und -triebwagen (in German). Berlin: transpress. ISBN 3-344-70741-8.
- Zintl, Robert (1984). Die alten Bayerischen (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-990-7.
External links
- Dampflokomotiven in Bayern (in German)