4-8-0 Steam Locomotives in Austria

Oesterreichischen Sudbahn


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 570/BR 33/OBB 133 (Locobase 2470)

See Reder (1974). Data confirmed and supplemented by [], first accessed 14 August 2006; later [], last accessed 14 October 2022; Tomasz Galka, "Os 24" on hs Standard-Gauge Locomotives in Poland (English version) website at

[], last accessed 14 October 2022. Works numbers were 4000-4001 in 1915.

Prototypes for the later Series 113 (Locobase 2469), these engines were tested in 1914 against the 2-8-2 four-cylinder engines introduced a year earlier. They proved capable of pulling 449 tons at 31 mph (50 kph) up a 1% grade, which was more than satisfactory. Galka descirbes their duty as "primarily for passenger traffic over the Semmering Pass between Vienna and Graz" and adds that they showed speed and power, but "prone to snaking, so running above 80 km/h [50 mph] was somehow uneasy."

The onset of World War I prevented further production, but post-war production of the Series 113 showed Austrian satisfaction with the basic 4-8-0 design.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class570/BR 33/OBB 133
Locobase ID2470
RailroadOesterreichischen Sudbahn
CountryAustria
Whyte4-8-0
Number in Class2
Road Numbers570.01-570.02/BR 33.001-002/133.001-.002
GaugeStd
Number Built2
BuilderStEG
Year1915
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)18.21 / 5.55
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)31.30 / 9.54
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.58
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)126,104 / 57,200
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)184,527 / 83,700
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)96,651 / 43,840
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)281,178 / 127,540
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)7128 / 27
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)53 / 26.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)68.50 / 1740
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)203.10 / 1400
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)24.02" x 25.59" / 610x650
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)37,210 / 16878.19
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.39
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)17.06 / 5.20
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)173.30 / 16.10
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)48.12 / 4.47
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2156 / 200.30
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)748 / 69.50
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)2904 / 269.80
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume160.64
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation9773
Same as above plus superheater percentage12,314
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area44,349
Power L116,852
Power MT1178.46

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