DRG Class 99.21

DRG Class 99.21
The plinthed 99 211
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHenschel & Sohn
Serial number21442
Build date1929
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0T
  UICC n2t
  GermanK 33.6
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Driver dia.800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
Wheelbase:
  Axle spacing
(Asymmetrical)
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) +
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) =
  Engine2,000 mm (6 ft 6+34 in)
Length:
  Over headstocks5,500 mm (18 ft 12 in)
  Over buffers6,400 mm (21 ft 0 in)
Height3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)
Axle load6.1 tonnes (6.0 long tons; 6.7 short tons)
Adhesive weight18.3 tonnes (18.0 long tons; 20.2 short tons)
Empty weight14.8 tonnes (14.6 long tons; 16.3 short tons)
Service weight18.3 tonnes (18.0 long tons; 20.2 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity600 kg (1,300 lb)
Water cap.1.8 m3 (396 imp gal; 476 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area0.60 m2 (6.5 sq ft)
Boiler:
  Pitch1,850 mm (6 ft 78 in)
  Tube plates2,550 mm (8 ft 4+38 in)
  Small tubes41.5 mm (1+58 in), 90 off
Boiler pressure14 bar (14.3 kgf/cm2; 203 psi)
Heating surface:
  Firebox2.66 m2 (28.6 sq ft)
  Tubes26.40 m2 (284.2 sq ft)
  Total surface29.06 m2 (312.8 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size310 mm × 400 mm (12+316 in × 15+34 in)
Valve gearHeusinger (Walschaerts)
Train brakesKnorr compressed air
Parking brakeCounterweight brake
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Indicated power140 PS (103 kW; 138 hp)
Career
Numbers99 211
LocaleWangerooge
Delivered1929
Retired1960
DispositionPreserved, on static display

Built in 1929 by German locomotive builder Henschel & Son, the Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 99.21 was a unique narrow gauge 0-6-0T steam tank locomotive built for the Wangerooge Island Railway on Wangerooge, one of the German-owned Friesian islands in the North Sea.