The Class 99.32 engines are standard steam locomotives (''
Einheitsdampflokomotiven The Einheitsdampflokomotiven ("standard steam locomotives"), sometimes shortened to ''Einheitslokomotiven'' or ''Einheitsloks'', were the standardized steam locomotives built in Germany after 1925 under the direction of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gese ...
'') in service with the
Deutsche Reichsbahn in Germany. The three examples built are still working today on the ''
Bäderbahn Molli
The Molli (''German: Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn "Molli"''; short: MBB; also: Molli Bahn or Mollibahn) is a narrow-gauge steam-powered railway in Mecklenburg, Germany, running on gauge track. It operates between Bad Doberan, Heiligendamm and Kü ...
'' (''Molli Spa Railway'') between
Bad Doberan and
Kühlungsborn-West. A feature of the engines is the tapered driver's cab due to the restricted
loading gauge
A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads. Their purpose is to ensure that rail vehicles can pass safely through tunnels and under bridges, and ke ...
of the upper section of the line. With a top speed of 50 km/h it is one of the fastest narrow gauge locomotive classes in the whole of
Germany, however it cannot run at that speed on this particular route.
Together with the
DRG Class 99.33s, they are the only
steam locomotives on the ''Bäderbahn Molli''. Because the small ''Wismut'' engines have a low tractive effort and top speed, the search for alternatives started. As a result, in 2009 a fourth ''Einheitslok'' was built in
Dampflokwerk Meiningen The Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works (german: Dampflokwerk Meiningen) is a railway repair shop in Meiningen, Germany. It is owned by Deutsche Bahn and has specialised in the maintenance of museum steam locomotives since 1990, having extensive ex ...
.
All four are in service at Kühlungsborn West.
See also
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List of DRG locomotives and railbuses
References
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{{DRG locomotives
99.032
2-8-2T locomotives
99.32
Railway locomotives introduced in 1932
900 mm gauge locomotives
1′D1′ h2t locomotives
Orenstein & Koppel locomotives