Kleinbahn Lindenberg-Kreuzweg 0-6-0 Locomotives in Germany


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 23 / DR 99 4505 (Locobase 8543)

Data from [], accessed 7 July 2007; and "Baureihe 99 4505 " in Albert Gieseler's Dampfmaschinen und Lokomotiven website at [], last accessed 12 October 2022. Works number was 8388 in 1912.

Delivered by Borsig as the LINDENBERG, this little six-coupled operated on the KLK for 51 years. Along the way it survived World War II and was taken into the DDR's DRG and given a new designation - 99 4505. Retirement came in September 1963.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class23 / DR 99 4505
Locobase ID8543
RailroadKleinbahn Lindenberg-Kreuzweg (KLK)
CountryGermany
Whyte0-6-0ST
Number in Class1
Road Numbers23 / 99 4505
Gauge75 cm
Number Built1
BuilderBorsig
Year1912
Valve GearAllan
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.56 / 2
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 6.56 / 2
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) 6.56 / 2
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) / 5200
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)34,172 / 15,500
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)34,172 / 15,500
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)34,172 / 15,500
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)396 / 1.50
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 0.70 / 1
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)19 / 9.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)31.50 / 800
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)174 / 12
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)9.45" x 15.75" / 240x400
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)6604 / 2995.53
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.17
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 5.38 / 0.50
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)280 / 26
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)280 / 26
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume219.00
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation936
Same as above plus superheater percentage936
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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