Württemberg A

Then locomotives of Württemberg Class A were express train steam locomotives operated by the Royal Württemberg State Railways. They were built from 1878 by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen engineering works.

Württemberg A DRG Class 34.81
Number(s)	DRG 34 8101–8102
Quantity	25
Manufacturer	Esslingen
Year(s) of manufacture	1878ff.
Retired	1924
Wheel arrangement	2-4-0
Axle arrangement	1B n2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	~14,000 mm (45 ft 11 in)
Service weight	39.3 t
Adhesive weight	26.3 t
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Driving wheel diameter	1,650 mm (5 ft 5 in)
Leading wheel diameter	1,045 mm (3 ft 5.1 in)
Cylinder bore	420 mm (17 in)
Piston stroke	560 mm (22 in)
Boiler Overpressure	10/12 bar
Grate area	1.60 m^2
Evaporative heating area	105.30 m^2
Tender	2 T 10
Water capacity	10 m^3

In the mid-1860s the Württemberg State Railways turned away from the 4-4-0 American-influenced locomotives and went back to 2-4-0 locomotives, because they were cheaper to buy and maintain. They even converted some 4-4-0s to 2-4-0 engines.

Because these locomotives had been built over many years, the individual engines differed from one another in certain details and, for example, the boiler pressure was increased from 10 to 12 bar. The engines had a tender of Class 2 T 10 and were recognisable by their large steam dome, that was located just behind the only slightly higher smokestack.

Two locomotives ended up in the final DRG renumbering plan of 1925 as the DRG Class 34.81. Number 34 8101 was the former 336, that in 1896 had been converted from a Württemberg Aa. Number 34 8102, formerly 363, was by contrast newly built in 1891. Both locomotives were retired in 1925.

See also

• Royal Württemberg State Railways
• List of Württemberg locomotives and railbuses