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KFNB Nordstern
KNFB ''Nordstern'' was one of the first passenger steam locomotives in the Austrian Empire. It was built by J. and G. Rennie, J. and G. Rennie Locomotive Works for the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (german: Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn or KFNB) in 1839 and operated from Vienna to Břeclav. ''Nordstern'' was the only locomotive of its type supplied to the KFNB and corresponded to standard English designs of the period with a 2-2-2, 2–2–2 wheel arrangement in whyte notation. The cylinders were located under the smoke chamber and propelled the cranked second axle. The table gives values after renovation in 1843. The ''Nordstern'' was scrapped in 1865. References * Alfred Horn: ''Die Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn'', Die Bahnen Österreich-Ungarns, Band 2, Bohmann Verlag, 1970 * Karl Gölsdorf: ''Lokomotivbau in Alt-Österreich 1837–1918'', Verlag Slezak, 1978, Steam locomotives of Austria 2-2-2 locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Austria Railway locomotives intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2-2-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle. The wheel arrangement both provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox than the earlier 0-2-2 and 2-2-0 types. This configuration was introduced in 1834 on Robert Stephenson's ' Patentee locomotive' but it was later popularly named Jenny Lind, after the Jenny Lind locomotive which in turn was named after the popular singer. They were also sometimes described as Singles, although this name could be used to describe any kind of locomotive with a single pair of driving wheels. Equivalent classifications Other equivalent classifications are: * UIC classification: 1A1 (also known as German classification and Italian classification) *French classification: 111 *Turkish classification: 13 *Swiss classification: 1/3 History The 2-2-2 configuration appears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
