Palatine L 2

The steam locomotives of Palatine Class L 2 with the Palatinate Railway were built for the line between Speyer and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (Neustadt-Speyer railway). Because the engines were to be used double-headed, they had doors on the front and rear of the driver's cabs and an opening in the running plate. This enabled access to the locomotive from the train whilst running.

Palatine L 2 DRG Class 99.00
Number(s)	Pflaz: XXIII–XVII DRG 99 001–005
Quantity	5
Manufacturer	Krauss
Year(s) of manufacture	1903–1905
Retired	1945
Wheel arrangement	0-4-0T
Axle arrangement	B n2t
Type	K 22.8
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in)
Length over buffers	6,030 mm (19 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Service weight	15.0 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Adhesive weight	15.0 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Top speed	30 km/h (19 mph)
Driving wheel diameter	855 mm (2 ft 9 ^5⁄8 in)
Valve gear	Stephenson
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	240 mm (9 ^7⁄16 in)
Piston stroke	400 mm (15 ^3⁄4 in)
Boiler Overpressure	12 kgf/cm^2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in^2)
Grate area	0.5 m^2 (5.4 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	25.40 m^2 (273.4 sq ft)
Water capacity	1.4 m^3 (310 imp gal; 370 US gal)
Fuel	600 kg (1,300 lb) coal
Locomotive brakes	Counterweight brake

They had the numbers XIII to XVII. After the foundation of the Reichsbahn all the engines were taken over and were given the numbers 99 001 to 99 005. The first engine was retired as early as 1931, the last one in 1945. They carried 1.4 m³ of water and 0.6 t of coal.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• Palatinate Railway
• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses
• List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses