0-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Germany

Pfalzbahn


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class G 2II / BR 53.79 (Locobase 5055)

Data from home.t-online.de/home/kopka.manfred/g2.htm; and "Pfälzische G 2.II" in Wikipedia at [], last accessed 1 October 2025.

Wikipedia states these engines combined characteristics of both the Bavarain C IV and Prussian 6-coupled locomotives. At least two of this class endured long enough to have been transferred to France's Nord after World War I.

The others all were withdrawn by 1927.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassG 2II / BR 53.79
Locobase ID5055
RailroadPfalzbahn (Palatinate)
CountryGermany
Whyte0-6-0
Number in Class22
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
Number Built22
Builder
Year1884
Valve GearAllan
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.51 / 2.29
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 7.51 / 2.29
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)29,542 / 13,400
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)87,082 / 39,500
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)87,082 / 39,500
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)2587 / 9.80
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)48 / 24
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)52.40 / 1330
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)146.90 / 1000
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18.9" x 24.8" / 480x630 (1)
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)10,555 / 4787.67
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 8.25
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)16.47 / 1.53
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1372 / 127.50
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1372 / 127.50
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume340.75
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2419
Same as above plus superheater percentage2419
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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