Württemberg T 5

Württemberg T 5 DRG Class 75.0
Type and origin Builder Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Heilbronn Build date 1910–1920 Total produced 96
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T  • German Pt 35.15 Leading dia. 943 mm Driver dia. 1,450 mm Trailing dia. 943 mm Length: ​  • Over buffers 12,200 mm Axle load 14.7 t Adhesive weight 43.9 t Service weight 69.5 Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.93 m² Boiler: ​ Heating tube length 4,100 mm Boiler pressure 12 bar Heating surface 110.08 m² Superheater: ​  • Heating area 33.68 m² Cylinder size 500 mm Piston stroke 612 mm
Performance figures Maximum speed 50–75 km/h Indicated power 647 kW
Career Numbers 1201–1296 DRG 75 001–093 Retired 1963

In 1908 the Royal Württemberg State Railways placed an order with the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen for a powerful passenger tank locomotive. Classified as the Württemberg T 5, this superheated engine was designed for duties on Württemberg's main and branch lines and had the very long fixed wheelbase of 4,000 mm in order to give the locomotive smooth riding qualities. By 1920 a total of 96 engines had been manufactured. In 1919, three examples had to be give to France; the remaining 93 were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and 89 survived into the Deutsche Bundesbahn fleet. From 1959 they began to be retired. The last one was taken out of service in 1963 and was kept at Aulendorf as a museum engine until 1968. This last example was then scrapped as well.

The Württemberg T 5 proved itself very well and was occasionally even used to haul expresses on the Gäubahn (Stuttgart–Singen) between Immendingen and Stuttgart. No locomotives have been preserved.

Literature

• Werner Willhaus: Die Baureihe 75.0 . EK-Verlag, Freiburg, 2005, ISBN 3-88255-176-3

See also

• Royal Württemberg State Railways
• List of Württemberg locomotives and railbuses

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany