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RüKB Nos. 51Mh To 53Mh
The RüKB Nos. 51Mh–53Mh were German narrow gauge steam locomotives operated by the Rügensche Kleinbahn, Rügen narrow gauge railway on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. They were absorbed in 1949 into the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany as their Class 99.463. History In 1913 and 1914 the Pomeranian provincial authorities, who had running powers for the following narrow gauge lines, bought a total of eight eight-coupled locomotives from AG Vulcan Stettin, Vulcan in Stettin grouping them as Class M: * Kleinbahn Casekow–Penkun–Oder (1) * Greifswalder Bahnen, Greifswald–Jarmener Kleinbahn (GJK) (1) * Rügensche Kleinbahn (RüKB) (2) * Demminer Bahnen, Demminer Kleinbahn West (2) * Demminer Bahnen, Demminer Kleinbahn Ost (1) * Greifswalder Bahnen, Kleinbahn Greifswald–Wolgast (1). Because they proved themselves well, in 1925 a second locomotive was procured for both the GJK and the RüKB. These two engines were amongst the first superhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stettiner Maschinenbau AG Vulcan
Aktien-Gesellschaft Vulcan Stettin (short AG Vulcan Stettin) was a German shipbuilding and locomotive building company. Founded in 1851, it was located near the former eastern German city of Stettin, today Polish Szczecin. Because of the limited facilities in Stettin, in 1907 an additional yard was built in Hamburg. The now named Vulcan-Werke Hamburg und Stettin Actiengesellschaft constructed some of the most famous civilian German ships and it played a significant role in both World Wars, building warships for the Kaiserliche Marine and the Kriegsmarine later. Both yards became members of the Deschimag in the 1920s. The Stettin shipyard was closed in 1928, opened again in 1939. During World War II it exploited slave workers, and after the war, was taken over by the Polish government, while the Hamburg yard was sold to Howaldtswerke AG in 1930 and the ''Locomotive Department'' was sold to in Berlin History A.G. Vulcan Stettin was founded 1851 as Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
