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Pillkallen Light Railway No. 21 to 25
German Federal Railway 99 241 and German Reichsbahn 99 5633
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Germany | 1917
5 produced
99 5633 “Spreewald” in July 2006 in Bruchhausen-Vilsen
99 5633 “Spreewald” in July 2006 in Bruchhausen-Vilsen
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In World War I, the Pillkallen Light Railway, situated in the region around Königsberg (today Kaliningrad in Russia) was re-gauged from 750 to 1,000 mm (metre gauge). This railway was part of the larger ODEG (Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, East-German Railway Company). The only locomotives for their network around Pillkallen that spanned around 60 km were four 2-6-0T tank locomotives supplied by Jung. They got the numbers 21 to 25 and had a combination of side tanks and a well tank between the frames.

When the railway fell into Soviet hands in World War II, operation was stopped and somehow four of these locomotives had been rescued into the West. No. 21 was in Western Germany and was used by the Lokalbahn Speyer-Neustadt. It received the number 99 241 and was withdrawn in 1957. 23, 24 and 25 were located in Eastern Germany. 23 was used on the Spreewaldbahn as 99 5633 until 1970 and is today running on the preserved railway Bruchhausen-Vilsen–Asendorf. The other two were given to the Soviet Union in 1946.

General
Built1917
ManufacturerJung
Axle config2-6-0T (Mogul) 
Gauge3 ft 3 3/8 in (Meter gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length23 ft 0 3/4 in
Wheelbase12 ft 9 9/16 in
Rigid wheelbase7 ft 4 9/16 in
Service weight57,541 lbs
Adhesive weight50,706 lbs
Axle load16,976 lbs
Water capacity634 us gal
Fuel capacity2,205 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area8.1 sq ft
Evaporative heating area411.9 sq ft
Total heating area411.9 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter33.9 in
Boiler pressure174 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 11 13/16 x 15 3/4 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power148 hp (110 kW)
Top speed25 mph
Starting effort9,596 lbf
Calculated Values
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