KFNB Nordstern

KNFB Nordstern was one of the first passenger steam locomotives in the Austrian Empire. It was built by J. and G. Rennie Locomotive Works for the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (German: Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn or KFNB) in 1839 and operated from Vienna to Břeclav. Nordstern was the only locomotive of its type supplied to the KFNB and corresponded to standard English designs of the period with a 2–2–2 wheel arrangement in whyte notation. The cylinders were located under the smoke chamber and propelled the cranked second axle.

KFNB Nordstern
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder J. and G. Rennie Build date 1839 Total produced 1 Rebuild date 1843
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2  • UIC 1A1 Driver 2nd axle Leading dia. 1,054 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,818 mm (5 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Trailing dia. 1,054 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Wheelbase 3,372 mm (11 ft 3⁄4 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 5,795 mm (19 ft 1⁄4 in) Loco weight 13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons) Service: 14.5 tonnes (14.3 long tons; 16.0 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Type    • Grate area 0.88 m2 (9.5 sq ft) Boiler pressure 6.5 bar (650 kPa; 94.3 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 3.10 m2 (33.4 sq ft)  • Tubes 48.1 m2 (518 sq ft)  • Total surface   Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 351 mm (13+13⁄16 in)
Career First run 1839 Scrapped 1865

The table gives values after renovation in 1843. The Nordstern was scrapped in 1865.

References

• Alfred Horn: Die Kaiser-Ferdinands-Nordbahn, Die Bahnen Österreich-Ungarns, Band 2, Bohmann Verlag, 1970
• Karl Gölsdorf: Lokomotivbau in Alt-Österreich 1837–1918, Verlag Slezak, 1978, ISBN 3-900134-40-5