T-machine -> tee-machine -> tea-machine -> a samovar (russian tea making machine).

Thus the nickname "The Samovar" was born. The litra T 299 was one of 3 P38 left in Denmark by the German forces in 1945. They were adapted and was used many years in freight hauling in Denmark. Litra T 299 was frequently seen in alborg-Hjoerring-Frederikshavn