Württemberg B and B2

The Württemberg Class B and Class B2 engines were steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen) first built in 1868 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen ('Esslingen engineering works') in Esslingen in the former Kingdom of Württemberg in southern Germany.

Württemberg B/B2
Quantity86
ManufacturerEsslingen
Year(s) of manufacture1868–1878
Wheel arrangement2-4-0
Axle arrangement1B n2
Axle arrangement1B
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Length over buffers~ 13,120 mm (43 ft 12 in)
Service weight29.2 tonnes (28.7 long tons; 32.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Axle load11.0 tonnes (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons)
Driving wheel diameter1,530 mm (5 ft 14 in)
Leading wheel diameter930 mm (3 ft 58 in)
Cylinder bore408 mm (16 116 in)
Piston stroke561 mm (22 116 in)
Boiler Overpressure9 kgf/cm2 (883 kPa; 128 lbf/in2)
Grate area0.98 m2 (10.5 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area102.58 m2 (1,104.2 sq ft)
Tender2 T 6.5
Water capacity6.5 m3 (1,400 imp gal; 1,700 US gal)

The engines had a Crampton boiler, an inside Allan valve gear and, for the first time in Württemberg, a Prüsmann chimney. They were equipped with 2 T 6.5 tenders.

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