Palatine L 2

Palatine L 2 DRG Class 99.00
Number(s)	XXIII–XVII DRG 99 001–005
Quantity	5
Manufacturer	Krauss
Year(s) of manufacture	1903–1905
Retired	1945
Wheel arrangement	0-4-0T
Axle arrangement	B n2t
Type	K 22.8
Gauge	1,000 mm
Length over buffers	6,030 mm
Service weight	15.0 t
Adhesive weight	15.0 t
Top speed	30 km/h
Driving wheel diameter	855 mm
Valve gear	Stephenson
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	240 mm
Piston stroke	400 mm
Boiler Overpressure	12 bar
Grate area	0.5 m²
Evaporative heating area	25.40 m²
Water capacity	1.4 m³
Fuel	0.6 t coal
Locomotive brakes	Counterweight brake

The steam locomotives of Palatine Class L 2 with the Palatinate Railway were built for the line between Speyer and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (Neustadt-Speyer railway). Because the engines were to be used double-headed, they had doors on the front and rear of the driver's cabs and an opening in the running plate. This enabled access to the locomotive from the train whilst running.

They had the numbers XIII to XVII. After the foundation of the Reichsbahn all the engines were taken over and were given the numbers 99 001 to 99 005. The first engine was retired as early as 1931, the last one in 1945. They carried 1.4 m³ of water and 0.6 t of coal.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• Palatinate Railway
• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses
• List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany

Classes of Palatine locomotive and railcars
Early locomotives	Nos. 1–8 Nos. 9–20 No. 21
Passenger and express train locomotives	Nos. 26–29 Nos. 36–41, 46–49, 60–63 P 1.I P 1.II P 1.III P 2.I P 3.I P 3.II P 4 S 3/6
Goods train locomotives	G 1.I G 1.II G 1.III G 1.IV G 2.I G 2.II G 3 G 4.I G 4.II G 4.III G 5 G 3/3
Tank locomotives	70–73 P 2.II P 5 T 1 T 2.I T 2.II T 3 T 4.I T 4.II T 5 D VIII P 5 R 4/4
Narrow gauge locomotives	L 1 L 2 Pts 2/2 Pts 3/3 N Pts 3/3 H
Railbuses	Nos. I-II No. III MC MBCC MBCL
Palatinate Railway