Prussian G 5.5
| Prussian G 5.5 DRG Class 54.10 | |
|---|---|
| Number(s): | DRG 54 1076-1092 |
| Quantity: | 20 or 25 |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1910 |
| 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 5.5's were early German freight locomotives with a compound engine. Unlike the otherwise identical G 5.4 they had a leading Adams axle instead of a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie. The delivery of the G 5.5 in 1910 followed directly on from that of the G 5.4. A total of either 20 or 25 G 5.5 were built.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over several of these locomotives as nos. 54 1076-1092, other sources list them as nos. 54 1080-1082 and 1085-1092. In the Second World War several more G 5.5's were reclaimed by the Reichsbahn from Poland, nos. 54 1121, 1141, 1157 and 1185, other sources cite 54 1183, 1217 and 1218.
Other railways also procured this class:
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway: Nine locomotives, classed as G 5.4, see Mecklenburg G 5.4.
- Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine: Three locomotives from 1912, see Alsace-Lorraine G 5.5.