Mecklenburg G 2

Mecklenburg VIII old MFFB G 2
Type and origin Builder Hartmann Build date 1864–1870 Total produced 11
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C Driver dia. 1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in) Adhesive weight 37.8 Mp 370.7 kN Service weight 37.8 Mp 370.7 kN Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.26 m2 (13.6 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 kp/cm2 98.1 N/cm2 Heating surface 107.71 m2 (1,159.4 sq ft) Cylinder size 610 mm (24 in) Piston stroke 455 mm (17.9 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)
Career Retired ca. 1900

The Mecklenburg Class G 2, formerly Class VIII, were goods train locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. They were built for the route between Güstrow and Neubrandenburg with its steep inclines.

The engines had crossed Hall cranks (gekreuzte Hallschen Kurbeln), an outside frame, Gooch valve gear and a steam dome towards the front. The boilers on all the surviving engines were replaced between 1892 and 1897. In 1895 only four were still in the fleet. The last one was withdrawn around the turn of the 20th century.

See also

• Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
• List of Mecklenburg locomotives

References

• Spielhoff, Lothar (1990). Länderbahn-Dampf-Lokomotiven. Band 1: Preußen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Sachsen und Elsaß-Lothringen (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-06145-0.