2-4-2 Steam Locomotives in Germany

Groáherzoglich Badischen Staatseisenbahn


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class IVd / BR 71.70 (Locobase 5785)

Christian Lindecke [] (visited 12 December 2003) for data. See also Wikipedia at [] . The numbers look good for these passenger tanks -- good factor of adhesion, high maximum speed (90 km/h // 56 mph), decent demand factors, the first Baden locomotives with Heusinger valve gear -- and they were derived from a design already tested on Switzerland's Gotthard Railway.

But they weren't a success, says Lindecke, being rough-riders at high speeds. So they operated in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) for only five years before being superseded by IV E 4-6-0 locomotives. On other service, some endured long enough to be classed and numbered by the DRG in 1923 (71 7001-7005), but they were retired at about the same time.

NB: Tube diameter is estimated at 46.5 mm (1.83 inches) based on the known dimensions of number and length of tubes and firebox and evaporative heating surface areas.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassIVd / BR 71.70
Locobase ID5785
RailroadGroáherzoglich Badischen Staatseisenbahn (Baden State)
CountryGermany
Whyte2-4-2T
Number in Class18
Road Numbers124-126, 130-140,177,196+
GaugeStd
Number Built18
BuilderMaffei
Year1891
Valve GearHeusinger
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)30,203 / 13,700
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)60,407 / 27,400
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)118,829 / 53,900
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)1584 / 6
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 2.80 / 3
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)50 / 25
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)67.60 / 1716
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)145 / 1000
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)17.99" x 24.02" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)14,173 / 6428.77
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.26
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)174 - 1.811" / 46
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)14.44 / 4.40
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)79.33 / 7.37
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)18.84 / 1.75
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1285 / 119.37
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1285 / 119.37
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume181.84
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2732
Same as above plus superheater percentage2732
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area11,503
Power L13888
Power MT283.79

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