Talk:Georg Krauß

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There is an image of Georg Krauss on German Wikipedia but it has a warning on it. Surely as it is over 70 years after his death it must be open source and could be transferred? --Bermicourt (talk) 07:44, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Name of this page
Why is this page called "George Krauss"? It appears all the external links refer to him as Georg Krauss (or Georg Krauß). I don't have access to them, but I assume the other references, which are apparently in German, would do the same. In the absence of any reliable sources using the name "George Krauss", this is original research and should be excluded on those grounds alone. In any case, without established English usage (as appears to be the case for this individual), the guideline WP:Use English, which is specifically referred to in the naming convention for people, clearly states at WP:UE: "follow the conventions of the language in which the entity is most often talked about". This clearly indicates the name Georg; Krauß does not seem common in sources, so Krauss seems appropriate. --Rogerb67 (talk) 23:20, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Roger, please move it to Georg Krauss and be done with it. --Bermicourt (talk) 22:28, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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"Occident" in Morocco


Do you know or find anything about this loco?

A Liliputian Locomotive.—The locomotive works of Messrs. Krauss & Co., München, have recently delivered an engine which is an interesting production both on account of: its destination and construction. The locomotive (together with a carriage and a kilometer of portable railway) is a present from the King of the Belgians to the Sultan of Morocco. As all material has to be transported on the back of camels from the port of Mogador to the capital, the several parts had not to exceed a certain weight. The railway is on the Decauville system, has a gauge of 60 centimetres, aud rails weighing 6 kilogrammes per meter run, a piece of track 5 meters long weighing only 80 kkilogrammes. The heaviest pieces of the engine—that is to say, frame and boiler—weigh only 300 kilogrammes each. The carriage resembles a tramcar, has seats for twelve persons, and its frame weighs 200 kilogrammes. The engine develops a power of about four horses, and, with half a load, attains a speed of of 14:4. kilometers per hour. It is a four-wheeled tender locomotive, and, in order to combine lightness with durability, is largely construc ted of phosphor-bronze and steel, the cylinders, pistons, rods, and all bearings being of the former metal. A8 the fuel to be employed is wood, a relatively large fire-box and an Amert can spark catcher are provided. The principal dimensions of the enginé are: Diameter of cylinders. 80 millimeters; stroke of piston, 160 millimeters: diameter of wheels, 390 millimeters ; distance between axles, 700 millimeters ; heating surface, 1.91 square meter ; hearth surface, 14 square meter ; steam pressure in boiler, 12 atmospheres ; boiler water, 50 liters ; space for feed water, 140 liters ; space for wood, 180 liters : weight of engine empty, 1100 kilogrammes: weight of machine loaded, 1400 kilogrammes. The pigmean locomotive has been named the "Occident", which is inscribed on it in Arabic letters. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 08:58, 12 April 2022 (UTC)