Prussian G 5.5

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.

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
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	16,168 mm (53 ft 0.5 in)
Service weight	55.1 t
Adhesive weight	44.0 t
Axle load	15.3 t
Top speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Indicated Power	574/750 kW
Driving wheel diameter	1,350 mm (4 ft 5 in)
Leading wheel diameter	1,000 mm (39 in)
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	500 mm (20 in) / 750 mm (30 in)
Piston stroke	630 mm (25 in)
Boiler Overpressure	12 bar
Grate area	2.29 m^2 (24.6 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	137.00 m^2 (1,474.7 sq ft)
Tender	pr 3 T 12/15
Water capacity	12.0 m^3 (2,600 imp gal) / 15.0 m^3 (3,300 imp gal)

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.

See also

• Prussian state railways
• List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses

References

• This article was created from a translation of the equivalent German language article