The Class 99.32 engines are standard steam locomotives (''

Einheitsdampflokomotiven The Einheitsdampflokomotiven ("standard steam locomotives"), sometimes shortened to ''Einheitslokomotiven'', ''Einheitsloks'', ''Einheitsdampfloks'' or simply ''Dampflok'', were the standardized steam locomotives built in Germany after 1925 under th ...

'') in service with the

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in Germany. The three examples built are still working today on the ''

Bäderbahn Molli The Molli (''German: Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn "Molli"''; short: MBB; also: Molli Bahn or Mollibahn) is a narrow-gauge steam-powered railway in Mecklenburg, Germany, running on gauge track. It operates between Bad Doberan, Heiligendamm and K ...

'' (''Molli Spa Railway'') between

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and Kühlungsborn-West. A feature of the engines is the tapered driver's cab due to the restricted

loading gauge A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads. Their purpose is to ensure that rail vehicles can pass safely through tunnels and under bridges, and k ...

of the upper section of the line. With a top speed of 50 km/h it is one of the fastest narrow gauge locomotive classes in the whole of

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, however it cannot run at that speed on this particular route. Together with the DRG Class 99.33s, they are the only

steam locomotives A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

on the ''Bäderbahn Molli''. Because the small ''Wismut'' engines have a low tractive effort and top speed, the search for alternatives started. As a result, in 2009 a fourth ''Einheitslok'' was built in

Dampflokwerk Meiningen The Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works () is a railway repair shop in Meiningen, Germany. It is owned by Deutsche Bahn and has specialised in the maintenance of museum steam locomotives since 1990, having extensive experience in maintaining steam en ...

. All four are in service at Kühlungsborn West.

References

* * * * {{DRG locomotives 99.032 2-8-2T locomotives 99.32 Railway locomotives introduced in 1932 900 mm gauge locomotives 1′D1′ h2t locomotives Orenstein & Koppel locomotives

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