Prussian G 5.5

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,000 mm (39 in)
Driver dia.	1,350 mm (4 ft 5 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	16,168 mm (53 ft 0.5 in)
Axle load	15.3 t
Adhesive weight	44.0 t
Service weight	55.1 t
Tender type	pr 3 T 12/15
Water cap.	12.0 m3 (2,600 imp gal) / 15.0 m3 (3,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	2.29 m2 (24.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	12 bar
Heating surface	137.00 m2 (1,474.7 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	500 mm (20 in) / 750 mm (30 in)
Piston stroke	630 mm (25 in)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Build date	1910
Total produced	20 or 25

Prussian G 5.5
DRG Class 54.10
Prussian G 5.5 ; DRG Class 54.10
Build date
Type and origin
Build date	1910
Total produced	20 or 25
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,000 mm (39 in)
Driver dia.	1,350 mm (4 ft 5 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	16,168 mm (53 ft 0.5 in)
Axle load	15.3 t
Adhesive weight	44.0 t
Service weight	55.1 t
Tender type	pr 3 T 12/15
Water cap.	12.0 m3 (2,600 imp gal) / 15.0 m3 (3,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	2.29 m2 (24.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	12 bar
Heating surface	137.00 m2 (1,474.7 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	500 mm (20 in) / 750 mm (30 in)
Piston stroke	630 mm (25 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Indicated power	574/750 kW
Numbers
Career
Numbers	DRG 54 1076-1092

The Prussian G 5.5's were early German freight locomotives with a compound engine. Unlike the otherwise identical G 5.4 they had a leading Adams axle instead of a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie. The delivery of the G 5.5 in 1910 followed directly on from that of the G 5.4. A total of either 20 or 25 G 5.5 were built.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over several of these locomotives as nos. 54 1076-1092, other sources list them as nos. 54 1080-1082 and 1085-1092. In the Second World War several more G 5.5's were reclaimed by the Reichsbahn from Poland, nos. 54 1121, 1141, 1157 and 1185, other sources cite 54 1183, 1217 and 1218.

Other railways also procured this class:

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway: Nine locomotives, classed as G 5.4, see Mecklenburg G 5.4.
Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine: Three locomotives from 1912, see Alsace-Lorraine G 5.5.

References

This article was created from a translation of the equivalent German language article

v t e Classes of Prussian locomotive and railcars
Express train locomotives	S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5.1 S 5.2 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 9 (Exp.) S 9 S 10 S 10.1 S 10.2 S 11
Passenger and express train locomotives	P 1 P 2 P 3 P 3.1 P 3.2 P 4 P 4.1 P 4.2 P 6 P 7 P 8 P 10
Goods train locomotives	G 1 G 2 G 3 G 4.1 G 4.2 G 4.3 G 5.1 G 5.2 G 5.3 G 5.4 G 5.5 G 7.1 G 7.2 G 7.3 G 8 G 8.1 G 8.2 G 8.3 G 9 (Mallet) G 9 G 10 G 12 (CFOA type) G 12 G 12.1
Tank locomotives	T 0 T 1 T 2 T 2/T 4 T 2.1 T 2/T 3/T 4 T 3 T 4 T 4.1 T 4.2 T 4.3 T 5.1 T 5.2 T 6 T 7 T 8 T 9 Elberfeld T 9 Langenschwalbach T 9.1 T 9.2 T 9.3 T 10 T 11 T 12 T 13 Hagans T 13.1 T 14 T 14.1 T 14 (Exp.) T 15 T 16 (Exp.) T 16 T 16.1 T 18 T 20 T 26 T 28
Narrow gauge locomotives	T 31 T 32 T 33 T 34 T 35 T 36 T 37 T 38 T 39 T 40
Electric locomotives	to follow
Railbuses	to follow
Prussian state railways

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