The Mecklenburg T 3 was a German, goods train, tank locomotive built for the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn) from 1884. Originally designated as the Class XVII it had an 0-6-0T wheel arrangement and was based on the Prussian T 3.

Mecklenburg XVII
Mecklenburg T 3
DRG Class 89.80
Type and origin
Build date1884–1906
Total produced68
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0T
Coupled dia.950 mm (3 ft 1+38 in)
Length:
 • Over beams8,300 mm (27 ft 2+34 in)
Adhesive weight30.0 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Service weight30.0 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Boiler pressure12 kgf/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox1.35 m2 (14.5 sq ft)
 • Evaporative60.86 m2 (655.1 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size350 mm (13+34 in)
Piston stroke550 mm (21+58 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Career
NumbersDRG 89 8001–8022
DRG 89 8051–8068

These engines were later taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Class 89.80 and incorporated into their renumbering plan.

A total of 68 examples of this locomotive were produced by various manufacturers between 1884 and 1906. Of these, 51 (the so-called T 3a) corresponded to the older version of the Prussian T 3 with a regulator on top. The other 17 (the T 3b) conformed to the more powerful version with a steam dome. Two of the latter locomotives were given a Walschaerts valve gear instead of the usual Allan valve gear. They were employed primarily on branch line and shunting duties. The last locomotive was retired by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany in 1963.

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  • Hütter, Ingo (2021). Die Dampflokomotiven der Baureihen 60 bis 91 der DRG, DRB, DB, und DR (in German). Werl: DGEG Medien. pp. 437–440. ISBN 978-3-946594-21-5.
  • Spielhoff, Lothar (1990). Länderbahn-Dampf-Lokomotiven. Band 1: Preußen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Sachsen und Elsaß-Lothringen (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-06145-0.[page needed]
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