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{{short description|Prussian steam locomotive}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = ''BEUTH''
|name = ''BEUTH''
|image = Beuth, Germany, Berlin, German Museum of Technology (Trainpix 32599).jpg
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|caption = Beuth replica at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
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| color = ffffff
| image = Beuth 1.jpg
|builder = [[August Borsig|Borsig]]
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|builddate = 1843
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| caption = Nachbau der Beuth im Deutschen Technikmuseum Berlin
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|totalproduction = 1
| builder = [[August Borsig]]
|length = {{Convert|6143|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} without [[Tender (rail)|tender]]<ref name="hollingsworth1983"/>
| builddate = 1844
|serviceweight = 18.5 t without [[Tender (rail)|tender]]<ref name="hollingsworth1983"/>
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| totalproduction = 1
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|fuelcap =
| over bufferbeams = 11.53 m
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|boilerpressure = 5.5 kp/cm<sup>2</sup><ref name="hollingsworth1983"/>
| serviceweight = 14.4 t
|fireboxarea = 0.83 m<sup>2</sup><ref name="hollingsworth1983"/>
| fuelcap =
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|trainprotection =
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| boilerpressure = 5.5 kp/cm<sup>2</sup>
| fireboxarea = 0.83 m<sup>2</sup>
|maxspeed =
|operator = [[Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company]]
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| trainprotection = none
| maxspeed = 42 km/h
|serialnumber = 24<ref name="dtb"/>
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|retiredate = 1864{{cn|date=October 2022}}
| fleetnumbers = 24<ref name="dtb">http://www.sdtb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/_tem/02_Ausstellungen/01_Dauerausstellungen/11_Schienenverkehr/Unsere_Eisenbahnfahrzeuge_01.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
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| retiredate = 1864
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'''Beuth''' was a [[2-2-2]] [[steam locomotive]] manufactured by [[August Borsig|Borsig]], first delivered in 1843.
'''Beuth''' was a [[2-2-2]] [[steam locomotive]] manufactured by [[August Borsig|Borsig]], delivered in 1843.


==Technical specifications==
==Success==
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The 24th locomotive by the manufacturer, Beuth ended up being a great success, and its [[valve]] design became de facto standard for locomotives for decades to come. By 1846, Borsig had manufactured more than a hundred locomotives.
The locomotive's design included [[bar frame]]s and a [[2-2-2]] wheel arrangement.<ref name="ross2007">{{cite book |last=Ross |first=David |display-authors=etal |title=The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives |edition=Paperback |pages=20, 21 |language=English |date=2007 |publisher=Amber Books |isbn=978-1-905704-45-3}}</ref>

==History==
Named after a teacher of August Borsig at the {{ill|Königliches Gewerbeinstitut|de|Gewerbeinstitut Berlin}}, the ''Beuth'' was the 24th locomotive built by the manufacturer.<ref name="hollingsworth1983">{{cite book |last=Hollingsworth |first=Brian |title=Dampflokomotiven |trans-title=Steam locomotives |language=German |date=1983 |pages=30, 31 |publisher=Birkhäuser Basel <!--|doi=10.1007/978-3-0348-6765-8--> |isbn=978-3-0348-6765-8}}</ref> ''Beuth'' ended up being a great success, and its [[valve]] design became de facto standard for locomotives for decades to come.{{cn|date=October 2022}} The original locomotive was scrapped.<ref name="hollingsworth1983"/>


==Replica==
==Replica==
A replica of the locomotive was constructed in 1912, which is exhibited in the [[German Museum of Technology]] in [[Berlin]].<ref name="dtb">{{cite web |url=http://www.sdtb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/_tem/02_Ausstellungen/01_Dauerausstellungen/11_Schienenverkehr/Unsere_Eisenbahnfahrzeuge_01.pdf |title=Eisenbahnfahrzeuge im Deutschen Technikmuseum |trans-title=Railway vehicles at the Deutsches Technikmuseum |language=German |date=8 November 2007 |website=sdtb.de |publisher=Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003032808/http://www.sdtb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/_tem/02_Ausstellungen/01_Dauerausstellungen/11_Schienenverkehr/Unsere_Eisenbahnfahrzeuge_01.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1912, a replica of the locomotive was constructed which, since that date, has been housed in the [[German Museum of Technology]] in [[Berlin]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Steam locomotives of Germany]]
[[Category:Steam locomotives of Germany]]
[[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]]
[[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]]



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Revision as of 20:45, 25 October 2022

BEUTH
Beuth replica at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
Type and origin
BuilderBorsig
Serial number24[1]
Build date1843
Total produced1
Specifications
Length6,143 mm (20 ft 1.9 in) without tender[2]
Service weight18.5 t without tender[2]
Boiler pressure5.5 kp/cm2[2]
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox0.83 m2[2]
Career
OperatorsBerlin-Anhalt Railway Company
Retired1864[citation needed]

Beuth was a 2-2-2 steam locomotive manufactured by Borsig, delivered in 1843.

Technical specifications

The locomotive's design included bar frames and a 2-2-2 wheel arrangement.[3]

History

Named after a teacher of August Borsig at the Königliches Gewerbeinstitut [de], the Beuth was the 24th locomotive built by the manufacturer.[2] Beuth ended up being a great success, and its valve design became de facto standard for locomotives for decades to come.[citation needed] The original locomotive was scrapped.[2]

Replica

A replica of the locomotive was constructed in 1912, which is exhibited in the German Museum of Technology in Berlin.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eisenbahnfahrzeuge im Deutschen Technikmuseum" [Railway vehicles at the Deutsches Technikmuseum] (PDF). sdtb.de (in German). Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hollingsworth, Brian (1983). Dampflokomotiven [Steam locomotives] (in German). Birkhäuser Basel. pp. 30, 31. ISBN 978-3-0348-6765-8.
  3. ^ Ross, David; et al. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (Paperback ed.). Amber Books. pp. 20, 21. ISBN 978-1-905704-45-3.
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