The DRG Class 99.17, formerly the Württemberg Ts 4 of the

Royal Württemberg State Railways The Royal Württemberg State Railways (''Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.W.St.E.'') were the state railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg (from 1918 the ''People's State of Württemberg'') between 1843 and 1920. Please ...

were German

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

steam locomotives A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

bought for working the 15.11 kilometre long route between the towns of

Altensteig Altensteig (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Aldaschdaeg'') is a town in the Calw (district), district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Altensteig was most likely given German town law, town rights by the Counts of Hohenberg around ...

and

Nagold Nagold is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the Northern Black Forest. It is located in the ''Landkreis'' (district) of Calw (Germany/Baden-Württemberg). Nagold is known for its ruined castle, Hohennagold Castle, and for its road viaduc ...

. The three

tank locomotive A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender. Most tank engines also have bunkers (or fuel tanks) to hold fuel; in a tender-tank locom ...

s had an outer

frame A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent. Frame and FRAME may also refer to: Physical objects In building construction *Framing (con ...

and a ''Klose'' drive. The first and third axles were steered by the third, radially-sliding axle by means of a system of levers. The second axle was driven by the inside

cylinder A cylinder (from ) has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base. A cylinder may also be defined as an infin ...

and had no wheel flanges. Overall the system was very reliable, but nevertheless also very maintenance-intensive. The engines were delivered in 1891, 1892 and 1899, and later all taken over by the

Reichsbahn The ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'', also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regiona ...

. There they were given numbers 99 171–99 173. They also had the names ''Altensteig, Berneck'' and ''Ebhausen''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wurttemberg Ts 4 0-8-0T locomotives Narrow gauge steam locomotives of Germany Metre gauge steam locomotives Ts 4 Esslingen locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1891 D n2t locomotives Freight locomotives

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