Mecklenburg P 4.2
| Industry | Railway |
|---|---|
Area served | Mecklenburg, Germany |
The Mecklenburg Class P 4.2, originally designated as Class VII, represented an early series of German steam locomotives deployed by the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway. These engines primarily served express train routes between Warnemünde and Berlin. Their design was mechanically equivalent to the Prussian P 4.2 model. All thirty-one locomotives were absorbed into the Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet, where they were classified as Class 36.6 and assigned numbers ranging from 36 602 to 36 620 and from 36 651 to 36 662. The initial group of numbers corresponded to locomotives with a fourteen-ton axle load, while the latter represented those with a fifteen-ton axle load capacity. The final unit of this class was withdrawn from service in 1931.
Additionally, locomotive number 36 601 was a Prussian P 4.2 transferred to Mecklenburg in the year 1920.
With the exception of three locomotives, the fleet was fitted with Class 2'2' T 16 tenders.