Oldenburg T 0

Oldenburg T 0
Type and origin
Build date1885–1891
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-0T
 • GermanGoods train tank locomotive
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.1,210 mm (3 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Axle load9.2 t (9.1 long tons; 10.1 short tons)
Service weight17.6 t (17.3 long tons; 19.4 short tons)
Boiler pressure12 kg/cm2 (1.18 MPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox0.52 m2 (5.6 sq ft)
 • Evaporative28.2 m2 (304 sq ft)
Cylinder size220 mm (8+11⁄16 in)
Piston stroke440 mm (17+5⁄16 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Career
Retiredaround 1920

The Oldenburg Class T 0 (originally Class VIII) were goods train tank engines operated by the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways. They were built specifically for branch lines, because four-coupled engines had proved uneconomical. Their wheelbase of 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) enabled them to travel at up to 60 km/h (37 mph). They were considerably more economical than the four-couplers. In 1885 four were built and two more followed in 1891.

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