List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses

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This list gives an overview of the locomotives and railbuses of the Palatinate Railway (Pfalzbahn) and the Palatine network of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).

The Palatinate (Pfalz) is a region in south-western Germany that became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1816, even though it was geographically separate. Its union with Bavaria was not dissolved until the reorganisation of German states after World War II during the occupation of Germany. The Palatinate Railway was a private railway concern formed on 1 January 1870. It was nationalised on 1 January 1909, with its 870 kilometres of track, and went into the Royal Bavarian State Railways.

1 Overview
2 Steam Locomotives
3 Railbuses
4 Literature
5 See also
6 External links

Overview

Palatine locomotives were numbered in sequence as well as given names. On being retired, the numbers freed up were reused for newly delivered locomotives. Pontoon locomotives(Schiffsbrückenlokomotiven), as well as engines employed on secondary (Sekundärbahn) and narrow gauge lines used their own numbering scheme with roman numerals.

The allocation of names was stopped in 1904, because the purchase of the railway by the Bavarian state was approaching. Only four locomotives delivered after that were given names: three P 4s and an L 1. The names chosen were based mainly on towns, castles, rivers and mountains in the Palatinate. The use of names from myths from classical antiquity remained Episode. The special importance of express train locomotives was stressed by naming them after Bavarian monarchs, as well as important people in the Bavarian government and managers of the Palatinate Railway.

The introduction of a classification scheme was first achieved in the Palatinate Railway in 1898. Four main groups were created:

P - Passenger and express train locomotives (Personen- und Schnellzuglokomotiven) (including tank engines used for these duties)
G - Goods train locomotives (Güterzuglokomotiven)
T - Tank locomotives (Tenderlokomotiven) for mixed duties
L - Narrow gauge locomotives for branch lines (Tenderlokomotiven für Lokalbahnen)

An Arabic numeral followed the class letter to distinguish between the individual locomotive classes. A superscripted roman numeral indicated a sub-class. The Palatine class designations were only used on paper and not written on the locomotives themselves.

On the transfer of the Palatine railway network to the Bavarian state railways in 1909 the Bavarian classification system was adopted for new locomotives. Older locomotives however kept their original designations. New locomotives built for the Palatine network continued to receive the range of numbers associated with the Palatinate Railway.

Steam Locomotives

Early Locomotives for All Types of Train

Class	Railway number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of Manufacture	Axle arrangement (UIC)	Remarks
None	1–8 (de)	8	1846–1847	1A1 n2	Passenger train locomotives, supplied by Kessler and Maffei
None	9–20 (de)	12	1846–1847	1B n2	Goods train locomotives, supplied by Kessler, Maffei and Regnier (B)
None	21 (de)	1	1851	1A1 n2	Passenger train locomotive KOENIG LUDWIG (King Ludwig), with Kessler-patented Bassgeigenkessel ('double-bass boiler')

None of the locomotives was given an operating number by the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

Passenger and Express Train Locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Axle arrangement	Remarks
None	26–29 (de)		4	1853	2A n2	Fast stopping train (Eilzug) Crampton locomotives, supplied by Maffei (Nos. 26–29) and Esslingen (Nos. 36…63)
None	36–41, 46–49, 60–63 (de)		14	1855–1863	2A n2
P 1^I (de)	88–95, 118–138	(34 7401–34 7402)	29	1870–1874	1B n2
P 1^II (de)	154–159	(34 7451)	6	1876	1B n2
P 1^III (de)	1^(II)…28^(II), 160–161	(34 7411–34 7415)	9	1880–1884	1B n2
P 2^I (de)	26^(II)…63^(II), 188–193	(35 7001–35 7020)	22	1891–1896	1′B1 n2
P 3^I	93^(II), 119^(II), 221–230	14 101–14 105	12	1898–1904	2′B1′ n2i	Originally with inside cylinders; converted in 1913/14 to 2′B1′ n4v
P 3^II (de)	263	(14 121)	1	1900	2′(a)B1′ n2v	Express train locomotive DR. v. CLEMM; Raisable 'dolly axle' (Vorspannachse) removed in 1902
P 4 (de)	133^(II), 286–291, 302–305	(14 151–14 161)	11	1905–1906	2′B1′ h4v	Originally with Pielock superheater; removed after 1908 to 2′B1′ n4v due to unreliability
S 3/6	341–350	18 425–18 434	10	1914	2′C1′ h4v	So-called 'Palatine S 3/6' (Pfälzer S 3/6)

Goods Train Locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Axle arrangement (UIC)Axle	Remarks
G 1^I (de)	22–25		4	1853	1B n2	Goods train locomotives, supplied by Maffei; Classification questionable because locomotives had already been retired when it was introduced
G 1^II (de)	30–35, 42–45		10	1855	1B n2
G 1^III (de)	50–59, 64–69		16	1859–1867	1B n2
G 1^IV (de)	74–87		14	1869–1870	B n2
G 2^I (de)	6^(II)-8^(II), 10^(II)-12^(II), 96–117, 139–151	(53 7801–53 7821)	41	1871–1876	C n2	As Bavarian C III, yet without steamdome and Stephenson (not Alan) steering
G 2^II (de)	9^(II)…25^(II), 162–176	(53 7991–52 8009)	22	1884–1892	C n2	Similar to the Bavarian C IV Zw
G 3 (de)	30^(II)…72^(II), 187–188	(55 7001–55 7006)	6	1887–1888	D n2	Bought from Sharp, Stewart & Co. from bankruptcy assets of the Swedish-Norwegian Railway, working in 1892; identical in design to the Baden VIII b
G 4^I (de)	209–220, 231–245	55 7201–55 7215	27	1898–1899	D n2
G 4^II (de)	198–199	(55 7102)	2	1896	B′B n4v	Articulated Mallet locomotive; identical in design to the Bavarian BB I
G 4^III (de)	200–201		2	1896	1′D n4v	Four-cylinder, Sondermann compound, converted to 1′D n2 in 1900; identical in design to the Bavarian E I
G 5 (de)	74^(II)…87^(II), 292–301	55 5901–55 5922	24	1905–1906	D n2v
G 3/3 (de)	1^(III)–4^(III)	(53 501–53 504)	4	1914	C n2v	Built by Maffei for Morocco, sold to the Palatine network in 1919

Tank Locomotives

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Axle arrangement (UIC)	Remarks
None	70–73 (de)		4	1868	B n2t	Tank locomotives for the ramps of Ludwigshafen's Rhine bridge, supplied by Krauss
P 2^II	88^(II)…95^(II), 260–262, 264–284	73 001–73 028	31	1900–1902	1′B2′ n2t	Copy of the Bavarian D XII
P 5	310–321	77 001–77 012	12	1908	1′C2′ n2t
T 1 (de)	15^(II)…73^(II), 177–186	88 7301–88 7321	31	1892–1897	B n2t
T 2^I (de)	I–VIII	(88 7001–88 7003)	8	1865–1874	B n2t	Locomotives for the pontoon bridges at Maximiliansau and Speyer; Nos. VII and VIII sold in 1879 to Baden (Baden I b)
T 2^II (de)	VII^(II)–X		4	1883–1884	B n2t	Branch line (Sekundärbahn) engines for the Lautertalbahn, Kaiserslautern–Lauterecken
T 3 (de)	13^(II)…71^(II), 202–208, 246–256	89 101–89 121	27	1889–1905	C n2t
T 4^I	44^(II)…56^(II), 194–197	98 651–98 657	7	1895–1897	C1′ n2t	Copy of the Bavarian D VIII
T 4^I	322–325	98 681–98 684	4	1908	C1′ n2t	More robust version; Replaced the T 2^II on the Lautertalbahn
T 4^II	257–259	98 401–98 403	3	1900	C1′ n2t	Nachbau der Bavarian D XI
T 5	306–309	94 001–94 004	4	1907	E n2t	for the Biebermühle–Pirmasens ramp
D VIII	326–329	98 685–98 688	4	1909–1910	C1′ n2t	Upgrade of the T 4^I
Pt 3/6	330–338	77 101–77 109	9	1911–1913	1′C2′ h2t	Upgrade of the P 5 with superheater
Pt 3/6	401–410	77 120–77 129	10	1923	1′C2′ h2t	Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern)
R 4/4	123^(II)…159^(II)	92 2001–92 2007	9	1913–1915	D n2t

Narrow Gauge Locomotives

The Palatine narrow gauge locomotives procured for the following metre gauge branch lines (Lokalbahnen):

Ludwigshafen–Dannstadt–Meckenheim
Ludwigshafen–Frankenthal–Großkarlbach
Speyer–Geinsheim–Neustadt (Haardt)
Alsenz–Obermoschel

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Axle arrangement (UIC) Bauart	Remarks
L 1	XI–XXII, XXVIII	99 081–99 092	13	1889–1907	C n2t	Fully enclosed tramway locomotive
L 2	XXIII–XXVII	99 001–99 005	5	1903–1905	B n2t	For Alsenz–Obermoschel and Speyer–Geinsheim
Pts 2/2	XXX	99 011	1	1910	B h2t	Bought in 1916 for the Palatine network
Pts 3/3 N	XXIX	99 093	1	1911	C n2t	Copy of the L 1
Pts 3/3 H	XXXI–XXXIII	99 101–99 103	3	1923	C h2t	Ordered by the Bavarian Group Administration (Gruppenverwaltung Bayern), partly enclosed tramway locomotive

Railbuses

Palatine railbuses were introduced into the wagon fleet and were given wagon numbers. In addition to the new vehicles listed in the table below, two accumulator cars left by an electric company in 1896/97 were tested. Furthermore between 1897 and 1900 four four-wheeled passenger coaches – one with an additional centre axle - were converted provisionally to accumulator cars and placed in service. After the delivery of new wagons the passenger coaches were restored to their original state.

Class	Railway number(s)	DRG number(s)	Quantity	Year(s) of manufacture	Axle arrangement (UIC)	Remarks
None	I–II		2	1898	Bo′2′ g2t	Accumulator car for metre gauge, converted in 1903 to passenger coaches
None	III		1	1900	Bo g2t	Accumulator car for metre gauge, retired in 1910
MC	3050, 5130	bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 301–302 danach: 206	2	1900	A1A g2t	Accumulator car, Ludwigshafen 301 1927 converted to passenger coach
MBCC	8856–8859	bis ca. 1928: Ludwigshafen 207–210 danach: 207–209	4	1900–1902	Bo′2′ g2t	Accumulator car
MBCL	I		1	1903	A1 n2v	Steam railbus, De Dion-Bouton type, identical design to the Bavarian MBCi

Literature

Albert Mühl: Die Pfalzbahn: Geschichte, Betrieb und Fahrzeuge der pfälzischen Eisenbahnen, Theiss, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-8062-0301-6
Heinz Schnabel: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Lokomotiven bayerischer Eisenbahnen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70717-5
Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 1 – Numerierungssysteme bei den deutschen Bahnen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70739-6
Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 2 – Dampflokomotiven und Dampftriebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70740-X
Wolfgang Valtin: Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Verzeichnis aller Lokomotiven und Triebwagen Band 3 – Elektrische Lokomotiven und Triebwagen, Diesellokomotiven und -triebwagen, transpress, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-344-70741-8
Robert Zintl: Die alten Bayerischen, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-87943-990-7

External links

www.lokomotive-online.com/bayern.htm
There is an English-language discussion forum at Railways of Germany

v t e German locomotive classification and lists

German locomotive classification and numbering	German locomotive classification (overview) DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives DRG locomotive classification DRG locomotive types DB locomotive classification DR locomotive classification

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List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses