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ÖBB Class 598 Yv.
Only three of these were built and all three still survive (at 2006).
They were designed and served most of their life on the Ybbstalbahn.
All were built by Krauss at their Linz Works as 3356/57/58 in 1896.
OBB 598 01 (5431/1906)
Waidhofen a d Ybbs
photo from the collection of Edwin Lambert
3356/1896
Delivered as NOLB Yv.1, DÖStB Yv.1, ÖStB Yv.1, 1922 BBO Yv.1, 1938 DRB 99 901 OStb 99 901 1945, OBB 598.01
Worked on Steyrtalbahn 1946 to 1948.
Withdrawn 3 February 1962.
Plinthed at Waidhofen an der Ybbs station.
Subsequently transferred to Treibach-Althofen (Gurkthalbahn).
Transferred (in exchange for 298.25)
and plinthed in Eichgraben town centre, in the Wienerwald (at 2005).
OBB 598 002 / BBO Yv2 (5432/1906)
on the Ybbstalbahn
photo Norman Lamb copyright Railway Memories
3357/1896
Delivered as NOLB Yv.2, DÖStB Yv.2, ÖStB Yv.2, 1922 BBO Yv.2, 1938 DRB 99 902 OStb 99 902 1945, OBB 598.02
From 1962 to 1966 worked on Waldvierteler Schmalspurbahn
Withdrawn 1973 and bought by Club 598 (50-80,000 Ös for both 598.02 and 598.03).
Reconstruction followed, and loco was returned to service in October 1979.
Loco was overhauled January 31 July 2004.
In service, on Ybbstalbahn (2006).
Live steam with Yv2!
Courtesy of member Norman Lamb's Austrian Railway Memories
OBB 598 003 / Yv3 (5434/1906)
3358/1896
Delivered as NOLB Yv.3, DÖStB Yv.3, ÖStB Yv.3, 1922 BBO Yv.3, 1938 DRB 99 903 OStb 99 903 1945, OBB 598.03
Stopped for repairs 1962 (on Ybbstalbahn) and transported
to Gmünd (Waldviertalbahn) for repairswhich were never done before formal withdrawal
in 1964.
Kept at Gmünd until 1974, when 598.02 and 598.03 were sold as scrap
to Club 598, for As 50-80,000ÖS.
Moved to the group headquarters at Waidhofen
Used as a donor machine to help repair 598.02.
Left in the station yard, Waidhofen (Lokalbahn).
In 1996 the remains were inspected, and it was
decided that the loco could be rebuilt. Frames
and cylinders were re-assembled in 1999. Boiler and firebox to be renewed.
Under reconstruction at Waidhofen an der Ybbs (2006).
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All were built by Krauss at their Linz Works as 3356/57/58 in 1896. |
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OBB 598 01 (5431/1906) Waidhofen a d Ybbs photo from the collection of Edwin Lambert |
3356/1896
Delivered as NOLB Yv.1, DÖStB Yv.1, ÖStB Yv.1, 1922 BBO Yv.1, 1938 DRB 99 901 OStb 99 901 1945, OBB 598.01
Worked on Steyrtalbahn 1946 to 1948. Withdrawn 3 February 1962. Plinthed at Waidhofen an der Ybbs station. Subsequently transferred to Treibach-Althofen (Gurkthalbahn). Transferred (in exchange for 298.25) and plinthed in Eichgraben town centre, in the Wienerwald (at 2005).
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OBB 598 002 / BBO Yv2 (5432/1906) on the Ybbstalbahn photo Norman Lamb copyright Railway Memories
3357/1896
| Delivered as NOLB Yv.2, DÖStB Yv.2, ÖStB Yv.2, 1922 BBO Yv.2, 1938 DRB 99 902 OStb 99 902 1945, OBB 598.02 From 1962 to 1966 worked on Waldvierteler Schmalspurbahn Withdrawn 1973 and bought by Club 598 (50-80,000 Ös for both 598.02 and 598.03). Reconstruction followed, and loco was returned to service in October 1979. Loco was overhauled January 31 July 2004. In service, on Ybbstalbahn (2006). Live steam with Yv2! Courtesy of member Norman Lamb's Austrian Railway Memories
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OBB 598 003 / Yv3 (5434/1906)
3358/1896
| Delivered as NOLB Yv.3, DÖStB Yv.3, ÖStB Yv.3, 1922 BBO Yv.3, 1938 DRB 99 903 OStb 99 903 1945, OBB 598.03 Stopped for repairs 1962 (on Ybbstalbahn) and transported to Gmünd (Waldviertalbahn) for repairswhich were never done before formal withdrawal in 1964. Kept at Gmünd until 1974, when 598.02 and 598.03 were sold as scrap to Club 598, for As 50-80,000ÖS. Moved to the group headquarters at Waidhofen Used as a donor machine to help repair 598.02. Left in the station yard, Waidhofen (Lokalbahn). In 1996 the remains were inspected, and it was decided that the loco could be rebuilt. Frames and cylinders were re-assembled in 1999. Boiler and firebox to be renewed. Under reconstruction at Waidhofen an der Ybbs (2006). |
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Much of the information above came generally from ARG members, but mainly from Edwin Lambert.t
Updated 30th October 2007