Palatine R 4/4

The physically identical Palatine and Bavarian Class R 4/4 engines of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen) were goods train tank locomotives with four coupled axles and no carrying axles. The first nine machines were built for the Palatinate Railway (Pfalzbahn) in 1913 and 1915 as the Palatine Class R 4, the remainder from 1918 to 1925 as Bavarian R 4/4 engines.

Bavarian, Palatine R 4/4 DRG Class 92.20
Type and origin Builder Krauss Build date 1913–1915 (Palatinate) 1918–1925 (Bavaria) Total produced 51
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0T  • German 2001–2040: Gt 44.16 2041–2049: Gt 44.17 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,216 mm (3 ft 11+7⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 2001–2027: 10,840 mm (35 ft 6+3⁄4 in) 2028–2049: 11,042 mm (36 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Axle load 16.9 tonnes (16.6 long tons; 18.6 short tons) Adhesive weight 66.9 t (65.8 long tons; 73.7 short tons) Service weight 66.9 t (65.8 long tons; 73.7 short tons) Boiler pressure 12 kg/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2) Heating surface:  • Firebox 2.00 m2 (21.5 sq ft)  • Evaporative 123.64 m2 (1,330.8 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 530 mm (20+7⁄8 in) Piston stroke 650 mm (25+9⁄16 in) Loco brake Hand brakes on the front three axles (originally), Westinghouse compressed-air brakes
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph) Indicated power 419 kW (570 PS; 562 hp)
Career Numbers Pfalz 123(II)…159(II) Bayern 4151 bis 4192 DRG 92 2001–2049 Retired 1962

The first nine machines were built as the Palatinate R 4/4 in 1913 and 1915 for the Palatinate Railway, the remainder in years 1918/19 and 1924/25 as the Bavarian R 4/4. Structurally they were similar to the Baden X b. A peculiarity was the high boiler, under which the water tank was also located. Sand dome and steam dome formed a single structural unit. The locomotives could haul up to 1,000 tons on the level. On a gradient of 5‰ and a load of 246 tons a speed of 45 km/h was achieved.[1] The last series differed from its predecessors in that the arrangement of the domes and the water box was changed.[2]

In 1925 seven Palatine R 4/4 with operating numbers 92 2001 to 92 2007 and all the Bavarian R 4/4 with operating numbers 92 2008 to 92 2049 were incorporated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn into their numbering plan as Class 92.20.[1][2]

The first Palatine engines began to be taken out of service from the mid-1930s; the last ones in the 1950s.[1] In 1962 the last one, No. 2024, stabled in Nuremberg was retired.[2]