Mecklenburg T 3

Mecklenburg T 3 DRG Class 89.80
Type and origin Build date 1884–1906 Total produced 68
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Driver dia. 950 mm Length: ​  • Over buffers 8,300 mm Adhesive weight 29.94 Mp Service weight 29.94 Mp Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.35 m² Boiler pressure 12 kp/cm² Heating surface 60.86 m² Cylinder size 350 mm Piston stroke 550 mm
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h
Career Numbers DRG 89 8001–8022 DRG 89 8051–8068

The Mecklenburg T 3 was a German, goods train, tank locomotive built for the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn) from 1884. Originally designated as the Class XVII it had an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and was based on the Prussian T 3.

These engines wree later taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Class 89.80 and incorporated into their renumbering plan.

A total of 68 examples of this locomotive were produced by various manufacturers between 1884 and 1906. Of these, 51 (the so-called T3a) corresponded to the older version of the Prussian T 3 with a regulator on top. The other 17 (the T3b) conformed to the more powerful version with a steam dome. Two of the latter locomotives were given a Walschaerts valve gear instead of the usual Allan valve gear. They were employed primarily on branch line and shunting duties. The last locomotive was retired by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany in 1963.

Literature

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

See also

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

External links

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