Baden I e

The Baden Class I e locomotives with the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railways were twin-axled tank engines that were built by the Maschinenbaugesellschaft Karlsruhe for duties on branch lines.

Baden I e DRG Class 88.75
Number(s)	G.Bad.St.E.: 99 … 481 DRG 88 7511–7515, 7521–7522, 7531–7532, 7541–7548, 7551–7555, 7561–7563
Quantity	30 (DRG: 25)
Manufacturer	MBG Karlsruhe
Year(s) of manufacture	1887–1893
Retired	1929
Wheel arrangement	0-4-0T
Axle arrangement	B n2t
Type	Gt 22.14
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	7,740 mm (25 ft 4 ^3⁄4 in)
Height	4,050 mm (13 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in)
Overall wheelbase	2,500 mm (8 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Empty weight	22.4 t (22.0 long tons; 24.7 short tons)
Service weight	I e^1–4: 28.7 t (28.2 long tons; 31.6 short tons) I e^5,6: 28.2 t (27.8 long tons; 31.1 short tons)
Adhesive weight	I e^1–4: 28.7 t (28.2 long tons; 31.6 short tons) I e^5,6: 28.2 t (27.8 long tons; 31.1 short tons)
Axle load	I e^1–4: 14.35 t (14.12 long tons; 15.82 short tons) I e^5,6: 14.1 t (13.9 long tons; 15.5 short tons)
Top speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Driving wheel diameter	1,235 mm (4 ft ^5⁄8 in)
Valve gear	Ilan
Cylinder bore	325 mm (12 ^13⁄16 in)
Piston stroke	550 mm (21 ^5⁄8 in)
Boiler Overpressure	10 kgf/cm^2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in^2)
No. of heating tubes	110
Heating tube length	3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)
Grate area	0.81 m^2 (8.7 sq ft)
Radiative heating area	4.13 m^2 (44.5 sq ft)
Tube heating area	I e^1–4: 45.34 m^2 (488.0 sq ft) I e^5,6: 49.76 m^2 (535.6 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	I e^1–4: 49.47 m^2 (532.5 sq ft) I e^5,6: 53.89 m^2 (580.1 sq ft)
Water capacity	3.5 m^3 (770 imp gal; 920 US gal)
Fuel	1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of coal
Brakes	some had counter-pressure brakes

Of the total of 30 engines, 25 were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and, together with the Baden I b grouped into DRG Class 88.75 in the DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives.

See also

• Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway
• List of Baden locomotives and railbuses

References

• Hermann Lohr, Georg Thielmann (1988), Lokomotiv-Archiv Baden (in German), Berlin: transpress, ISBN 3-344-00210-4CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Manfred Weisbrod, Hans Müller, Wolfgang Petznick (1994), Deutsches Lok-Archiv: Dampflokomotiven 3 (Baureihen 61 - 98) (in German), Berlin: transpress, ISBN 3-344-70841-4CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: date and year (link)