Mosbach–Mudau Nos. 1 to 4
The locomotive number 1 to 4 of the meter gauge railway line Mosbach- Mudau are narrow-gauge triaxial tender locomotives. After the takeover by the German Reichsbahn, the machines were classified in the range 99.720. All four machines are obtained.
History
Use
On behalf of the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways, the Berlin company Vering & Waechter 1903 built until 1904 the railway line from Mosbach to Mudau. The operation of the line was incumbent from 1 April 1917, the German railway operating company. As locomotives the company of Borsig procured four six-coupled tank engines. Cab, coal boxes and green boiler, smoke chamber and chimney black and the dark red suspension: When a delivery the locomotives were painted in three colors. In the 1920s, the locomotives were painted black. On 1 May 1931, the German Reichsbahn took over the operation on the track. The locomotives were classified as Class 99.720 in the numbering plan. Until then, the locomotives had over 500,000 kilometers. 1932 electric locomotive and train lighting was installed by AEG. The mileages up to Reichsbahn times sharply. Thus kilometers were covered 1931-1941 250000-350000. Native to Mudau locomotives were in charge until the early 1960s and in use for all traffic on the track.
Decommissioning and whereabouts
From the summer of 1964, steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives of the series V 52. The last ride on a steam train was held September 26, 1964. As the first locomotive 99 7203 was retired on October 26, 1964 the remaining aircraft followed on 10 March 1965.
The locomotives were preserved all. The 99 7201 (formerly No. 1) was placed in salt road near Passau in 1968. 2007, the locomotive of the community of interest Hirzbergbahn was purchased and is currently being worked visually.
The 99 7202 (formerly No. 2) was for a time on Mudau station and was erected in 1970 as a memorial to the Odenwald Hall in Mudau. Since 1982, the locomotive is under a weatherproof back on Mudau station. The locomotive is owned by Deutsche Bahn AG.
The 99 7203 (formerly No. 3) was acquired on 13 November 1964 by the Albtal Traffic Company and was until August 1965 as construction train locomotive in gauging the Albtalbahn in use. Then the locomotive was parked in Busenbach and the gas plant in Karlsruhe. In 1978 the locomotive was given as a loan to the Rhein -Neckar Railway Museum of DGEG in four home. In November 1986, the Ulm railway enthusiasts got the locomotive on permanent loan. This put them after a work-up since June 30, 1990, in the museum operating on the remaining piece Amstetten - Oppingen the track Amstetten - Laichingen.
The 99 7204 (formerly No. 4) was acquired in 1969 by a wood processing plant of Oberbernbach and parked in the premises. 1999 the society bought märkische Museum Railway from Plettenberg the locomotive.
Design features
The locomotives had a riveted sheet metal frame. In the front part it was designed as a water tank. The riveted, high-lying Langkesselwagen consisted of three shots. The steam dome sat on the first shot and the angular sand container on the third. The Ramsbottom safety valves were mounted on the firebox crown. The copper firebox reached up between the side frames. At an intermediate examination 1962 99 7203 was a steel firebox. The boiler feed systems serve two -absorbent vapor jet pumps.
The slightly inclined two-cylinder Naßdampftriebwerk was outside and worked on the rearmost axle dome. The external Allan valve had Trick'schen flat slider and cranks to transfer the lifting movements.
The drive was not supported at six points. The leaf spring packs were located above the axle bearing and were not connected by compensating lever. The Kuppelradsätze were fixed in the frame. The locomotives had originally a Körting vacuum brake. With the introduction of trolley traffic on the route mid-1920s, the brake has been replaced by a Westinghouse air brake system. The main air reservoir was placed on the boiler between the steam dome and sand pit. As a locomotive brake was a Extersche throw lever brake. The brakes worked on all wheels from the front.
The gritters sandete the Treibradsatz when driving forward the middle wheel and when reversing. Behind the provided with a wire basket as a spark arrestor chimney the Latowski - chime was arranged. 1956 a third peak light was cultivated and 1958, the air pump of the type Knorr replaced by two-stage air pumps of the type Tolkien.
The water supply was placed in a water tank in the frame and two small containers in front of the cab. The coal was on the left water box in front of the cab.