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Prussian T 37

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Prussian T 37
DRG Class 99.40
Type and origin
Builder
Build date1904–1912
Total produced18
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-8-0T
 • GermanK 44.7
Gauge785 mm (2 ft 6+2932 in)
Driver dia.810 millimetres (2 ft 7+78 in)
Length:
 • Over buffers8,520 mm (27 ft 11+12 in)
Adhesive weight27.9 t
Service weight27.9 tonnes (27.5 long tons; 30.8 short tons)
Fuel capacityCoal: 1.3 tonnes (1.28 long tons; 1.43 short tons)
Water cap.2,500 litres (550 imp gal; 660 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.00 m2 (10.8 sq ft)
Boiler pressure13 bar (1.30 MPa; 189 psi)
Heating surface49.21 m2 (529.7 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size340 mm (13+38 in)
Piston stroke400 mm (15+34 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts (Heusinger)
Performance figures
Maximum speed25 km/h (16 mph)
Career
Numbers99 401–408
Retired1939

The Prussian T 37s were German steam locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways. They replaced the smaller 0-6-0T locomotives on the railway line between Beuthen and Kattowitz. In all 18 engines were supplied to Prussia, of which eight were taken over by the Reichsbahn and given numbers 99 401 to 99 408. They were all withdrawn by 1939 and scrapped.

These locomotives were equipped with Klien-Lindner axles at each end. They had an outside frame and the third wheelset was driven. They also had an outside Walschaerts valve gear. The engines could carry 1.3 tonnes of coal and 2.5 m2 of water. The coal tank was located behind the driver's cab.

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