SStB – Gutenberg

The SStB - Gutenburg was a steam locomotive of the Südlichen Staatsbahn (SStB) or Southern National Railway of Austria-Hungary.

SStB Gutenberg
SB class 12 steam locomotives Nº 291
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Georg Sigl, Vienna Build date 1857 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-0  • UIC 1B n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1.422 m (55.98 in) Adhesive weight 20.3 t (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons) Loco weight 28.4 t (28.0 long tons; 31.3 short tons) Boiler pressure 6.5 atm (660 kPa; 96 psi) Heating surface 121.0 m2 (1,302 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 409 mm × 579 mm (16.10 in × 22.80 in)
Performance figures Tractive effort 85%: 38.32 kN (8,615 lbf)
Career Operators SStB » SB Class 12, later 17 Numbers 291 Withdrawn 1880

The locomotive was the last one ordered by the SStB. It was supplied by Georg Sigl in Vienna in 1857, and was the first locomotive he produced. The name Gutenberg refers to Johannes Gutenberg and results from the fact that Sigl originally built printing machines.

The locomotive was built in 1858 during the course of the privatization of Austrian national railways to the Südbahngesellschaft (SB) or Austrian Southern Railway, which assigned it the number 291 and the class number 12 (starting from 1864, class 17). It was retired from service in 1880.

References

• Dietrich, Herbert (1993). Die Südbahn und ihre Vorläufer (in German). Vienna: Bohman. ISBN 3-7002-0871-5.
• Pawlik, Hans Peter & Slezak, Josef Otto (1987). Südbahn-Lokomotiven (in German). Vienna: Slezak. ISBN 3-85416-102-6.