Mecklenburg G 2

The Mecklenburg Class G 2, formerly Class VIII, were goods train locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. They were built for the route between Güstrow and Neubrandenburg with its steep inclines.

Mecklenburg VIII Mecklenburg G 2
Type and origin Builder Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Build date 1864–1869, 1888 Total produced 12
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in)1,420 mm (4 ft 7+7⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 14,352–14,450 mm (47 ft 1 in – 47 ft 5 in) Axle load 12.8 t (12.6 long tons; 14.1 short tons) Adhesive weight 37.8 t (37.2 long tons; 41.7 short tons) Empty weight 34.20 t (33.66 long tons; 37.70 short tons) Service weight 37.8 t (37.2 long tons; 41.7 short tons) Boiler: ​ No. of heating tubes 193 Heating tube length 4,234 mm (13 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Boiler pressure 10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.26 m2 (13.6 sq ft)  • Radiative 7.59 m2 (81.7 sq ft)  • Tubes 100.12 m2 (1,077.7 sq ft)  • Evaporative 107.71 m2 (1,159.4 sq ft) Cylinder size 610 mm (24 in) Piston stroke 455 mm (17+15⁄16 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)
Career Numbers new: 1–11, 66 1895: 315–325, 314 Retired 1909–1918

The engines had crossed Hall cranks (gekreuzte Hallschen Kurbeln), an outside frame, Gooch valve gear and a steam dome towards the front. The boilers on all the surviving engines were replaced between 1892 and 1897. In 1895 only four were still in the fleet. The last one was withdrawn around the turn of the 20th century.

See also

• Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway
• List of Mecklenburg locomotives

References

• Spielhoff, Lothar (1990). Länderbahn-Dampf-Lokomotiven. Band 1: Preußen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Sachsen und Elsaß-Lothringen (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-06145-0.