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Steam Locomotive Class 178
In 1898, Karl Gölsdorf developed a small four-coupled locomotive with a
compound power unit for the Schneebergbahn. Two units were built, and
they were placed in service under the names "Willendorf" and "Klaus".
The Aspergbahn, which took over the operation in 1899, quickly ordered
another eight machines. The kkStB used the vehicle as a model, and had
211 locomotives built in a slightly modified version by 1924. Naturally,
the locomotives all featured a Kobelschornstein (diamond-smokestack).
Inventories differed slightly, with a corresponding difference in service
weight. In addition to Krauss, its manufacturers were Wiener Neustadt
Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, and Böhmisch-Mährische
Maschinenfabrik. It was one of the most widespread and popular old-
Austrian local railway locomotives. Another 15 units were built for the BBÖ
after 1924, and some other private railways liked the small locomotive
as well. A total of 268 locomotives were built in this class. The BBÖ retai-
ned 50 machines from the 178.01 - 178.213 class built at the end of the
First World War. Large quantities had to be handed over as reparation
payments. The CSD alone received 105 locomotives, which they sorted
as a 422.0 class. The machines built after the war were classified as
178.214 - 178.232, while the 8 four-coupled locomotives built for the
NLÖB in 1922 were designated 178.295 - 302. The founding mothers of
the Schneebergbahn had their classifications changed to 178.801 – 807
in 1937. When the DR numbering system came into effect in Austria in
1938, the 178 class became the 92²².
Warning!
The AC models with or without sound decoders are not intended
for analog driving. For use as prescribed a digital driving center is
absolutely necessary!
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