DRG Class 80
The Class 80 tank engines were German standard locomotives (Einheitsloks) with the Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were intended to replace the aging, rickety state railway line engines performing shunting duties in their dotage at large stations.
| DRG Class 80 | |
|---|---|
 80 013 in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg | |
| Number(s) | 80 001–039 |
| Quantity | 39 |
| Manufacturer |
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| Year(s) of manufacture | 1927–1928 |
| Retired | 1977 |
| Wheel arrangement | 0-6-0T |
| Axle arrangement | C h2t |
| Type | Gt 33.17 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length over buffers | 9,670 mm (31 ft 8 3⁄4 in) |
| Height | 4,165 mm (13 ft 8 in) |
| Overall wheelbase | 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) |
| Empty weight | 44.3 tonnes (43.6 long tons; 48.8 short tons) |
| Service weight | 54.4 tonnes (53.5 long tons; 60.0 short tons) |
| Adhesive weight | 54.4 tonnes (53.5 long tons; 60.0 short tons) |
| Axle load | 18.1 tonnes (17.8 long tons; 20.0 short tons) |
| Top speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
| Indicated Power | 423 kW (575 PS; 567 hp) |
| Driving wheel diameter | 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 1⁄4 in) |
| No. of cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder bore | 450 mm (17 11⁄16 in) |
| Piston stroke | 550 mm (21 5⁄8 in) |
| Boiler Overpressure | 14 bar (1.40 MPa; 203 psi) |
| No. of heating tubes | 114 |
| No. of smoke tubes | 32 |
| Heating tube length | 2,500 m (8,202 ft 1 1⁄4 in) |
| Grate area | 1.54 m2 (16.6 sq ft) |
| Radiative heating area | 6.6 m2 (71 sq ft) |
| Tube heating area |
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| Superheater area | 25.50 m2 (274.5 sq ft) |
| Evaporative heating area | 69.62 m2 (749.4 sq ft) |
| Water capacity | 5 m3 (180 cu ft) or 5,000 litres (1,100 imp gal; 1,300 US gal) |
| Fuel | Coal: 2 tonnes (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons) |
| Brakes | Direct-release Knorr compressed-air brakes |
| Auxiliary brake | yes |
| Parking brake | K-GP mZ counterweight handbrake |
History
Between 1927 and 1928 39 vehicles were produced, having been built in the locomotive factories of Jung in Jungenthal, Union Gießerei in Königsberg, Wolf and Hohenzollern. With the development of the Class 80, a relatively economical and simple locomotive class, it was hoped that the cost of shunting duties would come down.
After they had been on duty, prior to the Second World War, primarily in the area of Leipzig (including the shunting of post vans) and Cologne, 22 units went into the DR in East Germany, post-1945, and 17 to the Deutsche Bundesbahn. They were in service with the DR until 1968.
In the Federal Republic of Germany, the last Bundesbahn engine was taken out of service in 1965. Several examples survived in the Ruhrgebiet until 1977 as industrial locomotives with the Ruhrkohle AG.
Preserved Locomotives
A total of seven locomotives of this class have been preserved:
- 80 009 belongs to a private owner, Peter Haschke, and stands in his garden.
- 80 013 (Hagans factory no. 1227, 1927) is non-operational at the German Steam Locomotive Museum in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg.[1]
- 80 014 has been optically refurbished and is in the South German Railway Museum, Heilbronn (Süddeutsches Eisenbahnmuseum Heilbronn).
- 80 023 has belonged to the Dresden Transport Museum since 1981. It is maintained by IG Bahnbetriebswerk Dresden-Altstadt in the Dresden-Altstadt shed.
- 80 030, in photo-livery is in the Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum.
- 80 036 of the Dutch Steam Locomotive Union Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij is currently undergoing a major overhaul and will be back in service for heritage trips.
- 80 039 is working and is used by the Hamm Museum Railway for specials.
Sources
- Merte, Jens. "Museal erhaltene Lokomotiven Christian Hagans, Erfurt" [Preserved locomotives from the Maschinenfabrik Christian Hagans] (in German).
External links
- Einheits-Güterzugtenderlokomotive 80 014 Süddeutsches Eisenbahnmuseum Heilbronn
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