Württemberg B and B2

The Württemberg Class B and Class B2 engines were steam locomotives with the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen) first built in 1868 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen ('Esslingen engineering works') in Esslingen in the former Kingdom of Württemberg in southern Germany.

Württemberg B/B2
Quantity86
ManufacturerEsslingen
Year(s) of manufacture1868–1878
Wheel arrangement2-4-0
Axle arrangement1B n2
Axle arrangement1B
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length over buffers~ 13,120 mm (43 ft 12 in)
Service weight29.2 tonnes (28.7 long tons; 32.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Axle load11.0 tonnes (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons)
Driving wheel diameter1,530 mm (5 ft 14 in)
Leading wheel diameter930 mm (3 ft 58 in)
Cylinder bore408 mm (16+116 in)
Piston stroke561 mm (22+116 in)
Boiler Overpressure9 kgf/cm2 (883 kPa; 128 lbf/in2)
Grate area0.98 m2 (10.5 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area102.58 m2 (1,104.2 sq ft)
Tender2 T 6.5
Water capacity6.5 m3 (1,400 imp gal; 1,700 US gal)

The engines had a Crampton boiler, an inside Allan valve gear and, for the first time in Württemberg, a Prüsmann chimney. They were equipped with 2 T 6.5 tenders.

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