Mecklenburg G 3

Mecklenburg G 3 (IX)
Type and origin Build date 1887–1895 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Driver dia. 1,350 mm (4 ft 5 in) Length: ​  • Over buffers 15,176 mm (49 ft 9.5 in) Axle load 13.31 t Adhesive weight 39.94 t Service weight 39.94 t Tender type 3 T 10.5 Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.53 m2 (16.5 sq ft) Boiler pressure 10 bar Heating surface 124.8 m2 (1,343 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 450 mm (18 in) Piston stroke 630 mm (25 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)
Career Numbers 350–357 (DRG 53 7701–7705)

The Mecklenburg Class G 3 was an early German steam locomotive operated by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. Formerly the Class IX it was a copy of the Prussian G 3.

Description

In total, there were eight G 3's in the Mecklenburg fleet, which had been built between 1887 and 1895. Of these two originally came from the Lloyd Railway, Neustrelitz - Warnemünde. The engines had a steam brake and an outside valve gear of the Allan type. Five engines were intended for transfer to the Deutsche Reichsbahn, to be numbered 53 7201 - 53 7205.

The locomotives were given Class 3 T 10.5 tenders.

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.