Prussian G 5.4
| Prussian G 5.4 DRG Class 54.8–10 | |
|---|---|
| Number(s): | DRG 54 801–981, 985-1079, 1083, 1084 |
| Quantity: | 767 |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1901–1910 |
| Retired: | 1948 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-6-0 |
| Axle arrangement: | 1'C n2v |
| Gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length over buffers: | 16,168 mm |
| Service weight: | 55.1 t |
| Adhesive weight: | 44.0 t |
| Axle load: | 15.3 t |
| Top speed: | 65 km/h |
| Indicated Power: | 574/750 kW |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,350 mm |
| Leading wheel diameter: | 1,000 mm |
| No. of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder bore: | 500/750 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 630 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure: | 12 bar |
| Grate area: | 2.29 m² |
| Evaporative heating area: | 137.00 m² |
| Tender: | pr 3 T 12/15 |
| Water capacity: | 12.0/15.0 m³ |
The Prussian G 5.4 was a German goods train locomotive with a compound engine. Due to its top speed of 65 km/h it was also used on passenger services. The G 5.4, like the G 5.3, differed from the G 5.1 and G 5.2 in having a shorter wheelbase and higher boiler pitch. In addition, the Krauss-Helmholtz bogies enabled its riding qualities to be improved, especially at higher speeds. Between 1901 and 1910 a total of about 760 vehicles of the Class G 5.4 were built for the Prussian state railways. The last 25 locomotives were fitted once again with an Adams axle (see Prussian G 5.5).
Other railways companies also procured this class:
- Hafenbahn Frankfurt/M: 3 units in 1908, which were taken over by the Prussian state railways in 1910.
- Royal Prussian Military Railway: One locomotive in 1905, taken over by the Prussian state railways in 1919.
- Lübeck-Büchen railway: Three locomotives in 1906 and 1909, retired by 1936.
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway: Nine locomotives, actually G 5.5s, see Mecklenburg G 5.4.
- Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine: Three locomotives in 1912, G 5.5, see Alsace-Lorraine G 5.5.
In 1923 the Reichsbahn took over 371 locomotives into its renumbering plan as 54 503-517 and 54 801-1156; in 1925 another 278 vehicles were incorporated as 54 801–981, 985-1079, 1083 and 1084. Some 22 examples were converted during the 1920s to superheated compounds. During the Second World War a number of G 5.4 and G 5.5 came into the Reichsbahn fleet from Poland and Lithuania as 54 1101-1218 and 54 1220-1223. The last G 5.4 in Germany was retired by 1951.
The vehicles were coupled with Prussian tenders of classes pr 3 T 12 or pr 3 T 15.
See also
- List of DRG locomotives and railbuses
- List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany