List of Oldenburg locomotives and railbuses
This list contains the locomotives and railbuses of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Eisenbahn orGOE).
Locomotive classification and numbering
The locomotives of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railway were given a name and railway number corresponding to their inventory number, that was allocated in the order in which they were delivered. On retirement, the spare numbers thrown up were not re-used.
The names chosen for locomotives were mainly those of German regions, rivers and towns in the Grand Duchy and the rest of Germany. Even the names of animals, planets ad figures from Nordic mythology were used. The names of the little tank engines were especially original, intending to describe the way they moved, such as HIN, HER, FLINK, FLOTT (literally: Here, There, Fast and Agile). By contrast, the names of historical people were not used, in order not to "give cause for unnecssary plays on words and connotations". On retirement the spare names were reused for newly delivered locomotives. The GOE held onto the practice of naming locomotives far longer than the other state railways(Länderbahnen); this continued until 1920.
The GOE never introduced formal locomotive classifications. Only in the run up to DRG renumbering were Prussian class designations used in order to simplify the naming and grouping of Oldenburg locomotives. Several locomotive classes that, at the time of the renumbering were already retired, are only referred to by locomotive classes in secondary sources.
Steam locomotives
Construction locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45–46 | 2 | 1841 | 2′A n2 | acquired for railway construction in 1866 from the Niederschlesisch-Märkische Eisenbahn or NME; retired 1872 |
Universal locomotives for all types of traffic
During the first three decades of its existence, the GOE managed with a locomotive type for all railway services that, in constantly upgraded forms, was re-ordered repeatedly.
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 1 | 1–26 | 26 | 1866–1872 | B n2 | with frame water tanks; 4 engines partly used as tender locomotives | |
| 27–46 | (51 7001–7019) | 20 | 1876–1877 | without frame water tanks | ||
| 77–79, 87–91 | 8 | 1889–1891 | ||||
| P 32 (or P 0) | 95–101 | (33 7001–7007) | 7 | 1894–1895 | B n2v |
Passenger and express train locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 41 | 107–111, 116, 129–134, 139–144, 150 | 36 1201–1219 | 19 | 1896–1902 | 2′B n2 | |
| P 42 | 174–178, 188–190 | 36 1251–1258 | 8 | 1907–1909 | 2′B n2v | as Prussian P 42, Nos. 188–190 with Lentz valve gear |
| P 8 | 290–294 | 38 3390–3394 | 5 | 1922 | 2′C h2 | as Prussian P 8 |
| S 3 | 151–154, 160–161 | 13 1801–1806 | 6 | 1903–1904 | 2′B n2v | as Prussian S 3 |
| S 52 | 205–206, 209–211, 223–225, 248–250 | 13 1851–1861 | 11 | 1909–1913 | 2′B n2v | as Prussian S 52, with Lentz valve gear |
| S 10 | 266–268 | 16 001–003 | 3 | 1916 | 1′C1′ h2 |
Goods train locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 42 | 102–106, 117–122, 155–159, 165–166, 179–184, 191–193 | 53 1001–1003, 53 1051–1058 | 28 | 1895–1909 | C n2v | as Prussian G 42 |
| G 7 | 231–235, 246–247, 251–255, 259–263, 272–276 | 55 6201–6213 | 22 | 1912–1918 | D n2v | with Lentz valve gear |
| G 82 | 281–285 | 56 2276–2280 | 5 | 1921 | 1′D h2 | as Prussian G82, with Lentz valve gear |
Tank locomotives
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T 0 | 63–66, 85–86 | 6 | 1885–1891 | 1A n2t | For omnibus trains | |
| T 12 | 47–62 | 16 | 1871–1873 | B n2t | No. 62 HOLM was built in 1871 for the ELE and acquired by the GOE in 1873 | |
| 67–76, 80–84, 92–94 | 98 7401–7405 | 18 | 1888–1892 | |||
| T 2 | 112–115, 147–149, 162–164, 167–173, 197–204, 212–215, 229–230, 237–238, 241–245 | 98 101–137 | 38 | 1896–1913 | B n2t | as Prussian T 2 |
| T 3 | 123–128, 135–138, 145–146, 194–196 | (98 201–215) | 15 | 1898–1909 | C n2t | as Prussian T 3 |
| T 51 | 185–187, 207–208, 216–218, 226–228, 236, 256–258, 269–271, 279–280 | 71 401–71 420 | 20 | 1907–1921 | 1′B1 n2t | as Prussian T 51 |
| T 13 | 219–222, 239–240, 264–265, 277–278 | 92 585–588, 92 606–607, 92 910–913 | 10 | 1911–1919 | D n2t | as Prussian T 13 |
| T 131 | 286–289 | 92 401–404 | 4 | 1921 | D h2t | with Lentz valve gear |
Narrow gauge locomotives
The GOE's narrow gauge locomotives were procured for working the metre gauge line on the island railway on Wangerooge.
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (B) | 1 | 1 | 1896 | B n2t | Built by Orenstein & Koppel | |
| 2 | 1 | 1898 | Built by Maschinenfabrik Heilbronn, sold in 1904 | |||
| 3 | 99 021 | 1 | 1904 | Built by Freudenstein | ||
| 4–5 | 99 022–023 | 2 | 1910–1913 | Built by Hanomag |
Railbuses
| Class | Railway number(s) | DRG number(s) | Quantity | Year(s) of manufacture | Axle arrangement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | 1 | 1910 | 2′Bo′ pe | Benzol-electric railbus, retired in 1915 |
See also
References
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- Harder, Karl Julius; Kobschätzky, Hans (1978). Die Großherzoglichen Staatseisenbahnen in Mecklenburg und Oldenburg (in German). Stuttgart: Frankh. ISBN 3-440-04570-6.
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