DRG Class 80

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DRG Class 80
80 013 in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, June 2006
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Hohenzollern (22) Union (7) Wolf (5) Jung (5) Build date 1927–1928 Total produced 39
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T  • UIC C h2t  • German Gt 33.17 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄4 in) Wheelbase: ​  • Axle spacing (Asymmetrical) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) + 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) =  • Engine 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) Length: ​  • Over headstocks 8,370 mm (27 ft 5+1⁄2 in)  • Over buffers 9,670 mm (31 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Height 4,165 mm (13 ft 8 in) Axle load 18.1 t (17.8 long tons; 20.0 short tons) Adhesive weight 54.4 t (53.5 long tons; 60.0 short tons) Empty weight 44.3 t (43.6 long tons; 48.8 short tons) Service weight 54.4 t (53.5 long tons; 60.0 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 2.0 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons) Water cap. 5 m3 (1,100 imp gal; 1,320 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.52 m2 (16.4 sq ft) Boiler: ​  • Pitch 2,700 mm (8 ft 10+1⁄4 in)  • Tube plates 2,500 mm (8 ft 2+3⁄8 in)  • Small tubes 44.5 mm (1+3⁄4 in), 114 off  • Large tubes 118 mm (4+5⁄8 in), 32 off Boiler pressure 14 bar (14.3 kgf/cm2; 203 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 6.60 m2 (71.0 sq ft)  • Tubes 35.37 m2 (380.7 sq ft)  • Flues 27.65 m2 (297.6 sq ft)  • Total surface 69.62 m2 (749.4 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 25.50 m2 (274.5 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 450 mm × 550 mm (17+11⁄16 in × 21+5⁄8 in) Parking brake K-GP mZ counterweight handbrake
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph) Indicated power 575 PS (423 kW; 567 hp) Brakeforce Direct-release Knorr compressed-air brakes
Career Operators Deutsche Reichsbahn Numbers 80 001 – 80 039 Retired 1977 Disposition Seven preserved, remainder scrapped

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.