Unspecified 0-6-0 Locomotives in Germany

Class Bismarck (Locobase 6385)

Data from the [] website visited 25 November 2004. Fire-side diameter of the tubes was 46 mm (1.81").

Although based on the widely distributed basic Prussian T3 design, this was a much larger locomotive. The hespertalbahn site didn't include the grate area for some reason. Locobase suspects it's the same as the T3 (1.36 qm/14.63 sq ft) but can't confirm.

Class catalogue tank (Locobase 15822)

Data from "The Dusseldorf Exhibition -- V", The Practical Engineer, Vol 26 (24 October 1902), p. 397..

Locobase was surprised to find that this was the only six-coupled tank entry for Germany in all of his 14,600 entries. So its presence is welcome.

Accompaniying the review of the locomotive displays at the Dusseldorf Exhibition was this acerbic assessment of the Prussian State Railways as an example of what nationalisation could mean that

"The advocates of nationalisation of railways would probably not consider the Prussian State Railways the most brilliant examples of what government railways should be. The fares are low, it is true, and there is a fourth class (provided with few seats, but more 'hangingon' straps suspended from the roof), for the benefit of those who would travel third in this country because they can find nothing lower. ' But the rampant officialism, the slow pace, and such annoyances as the enforcement of an additional charge-for the privilege of riding in a carriage that happens to be provided with a corridor, make one reflect that with all our grumbling at the way we are served by our railway companies it is better to avoid an escape from the fryingpan by way of a leap into the fire." Harrummph!

Class unknown (Locobase 15592)

Data from diagram Type 165bis, Societe Alsacienne de Construction Mecaniques from SACM locomotive book supplied by Dany Machi up at [] as

Diagrammes des machines SACM construites a GRAFENSTADEN (October 2007).

External tube diameter was 44.5 mm.