Palatine T 4.II

T 4.II (Pfalz) DRG-Baureihe 98.4
Type and origin Builder Krauss Build date 1900 Total produced 3
Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 996 mm (3 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Trailing dia. 790 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 9,294 mm (30 ft 6 in) Axle load 10.5 tonnes (10.3 long tons; 11.6 short tons) Adhesive weight 31.5 tonnes (31.0 long tons; 34.7 short tons) Service weight 39.6 tonnes (39.0 long tons; 43.7 short tons) Boiler pressure 12 kgf/cm2 (1.18 MPa; 171 lbf/in2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.30 m2 (14.0 sq ft)  • Evaporative 67.30 m2 (724.4 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 375 mm (14+3⁄4 in) Piston stroke 508 mm (20 in) Loco brake Schleifer brake
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph) Indicated power 235 kW (320 PS; 315 hp)
Career Numbers Pfalz: 257–259 DRG 98 401–403 Retired 1934

The Palatine T 4^II was a class of saturated steam, tank locomotives operated by the Palatinate Railway.

They were to a large extent identical to the Class D XI from Bavaria, but the grate area and diameters of the carrying and coupled wheels were smaller. The rear coupled axle was housed in a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie, and the coal tanks were behind the driver's cab. It achieved its top speed on the level with a 400 tonne train.

The three examples that were built were given railway numbers 257 to 259 and the names Ulmet, Eschenau and Erdesbach. In 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn took all three machines over as DRG Class 98.4 with locomotive numbers 98 401–403. Until their retirement in 1933/34 the engines were stabled at Landau locomotive shed.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• Palatinate Railway
• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses
• List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses

References

• Weisbrod, Manfred; Petznik, Wolfgang (1981). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 97–99 (EFA 1.4) (in German) (2nd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 43–45. ISBN 3-87094-087-5.