Data from 2/3 gek. Schnellzug-Locomotive fur normal Spurweite-Magdeburg-Halberstadt", (Tegel bei Berlin, 1878), p. 10. Works numbers were 2568-2578, 2609-2614 in 1870; 2689-2691, 2751-2756 in 1871; 2840-2851, 2921-2923, 2933-2938 in 1872; 3019-3024 in 1873; 3223-3226, 3242-3245 in 1874; 3379-3384, 3412-3419 in 1875; 3642-3646, 3666-3670 in 1878.
Independent from its formation in 1841, the MHE's first segment connected the two cities in its name. Its eventual network included both its own construction and through the 1863 acquistions of the Anhalt-Cothen-Bemburg and Magdeburg-Leipzig railways. It extended from Magdeburg, reaching Berlin to the east, Hannover to the west, Leipzig to southeast, and Kassel to the southwest.
Borsig's description of this small passenger locomotive as a "Schnellzug-Locomotive" seems a bit generous. When the Prussian State Railways assumed control of the MHE, it apparently chose not to keep many of this particular
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Selke |
| Locobase ID | 21051 |
| Railroad | Magdeburg-Halberstadter |
| Country | Germany |
| Whyte | 2-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 66 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 66 |
| Builder | Borsig |
| Year | 1870 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 76,059 / 34,500 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 61,222 / 27,770 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 137,281 / 62,270 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 2904 / 11 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 6.60 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 72 / 1829 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 145 / 1000 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15.98" x 22.01" / 406x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 9621 / 4364.02 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| 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) | 16.15 / 1.50 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 955 / 88.76 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 955 / 88.76 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 186.92 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2342 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2342 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |