DRB_Class_06 Knowpia

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
• UIC	2′D2′ h3
• German	S 48.20 / 18
Driver	Divided: inside on 1st,; outside on 2nd
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Trailing dia.	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Tender wheels	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase:
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) +; 1,850 mm (6 ft 7⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 1,925 mm (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) +; 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+7⁄8 in) =;
• Engine	14,525 mm (47 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
• Tender	1,750 mm (5 ft 8+7⁄8 in) +; 1,500 mm (4 ft 11 in) +; 1,375 mm (4 ft 6+1⁄8 in) +; 1,375 mm (4 ft 6+1⁄8 in) =; 6,000 mm (19 ft 8+1⁄4 in);
• incl. tender	22,450 mm (73 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over headstocks	25,220 mm (82 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
• Over buffers	26,520 mm (87 ft 1⁄8 in)
Height	4,550 mm (14 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Axle load	20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight	80.0 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons)
Empty weight	129.8 t (127.8 long tons; 143.1 short tons)
Service weight	141.8 t (139.6 long tons; 156.3 short tons)
Tender type	2′3 T 38 St
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons)
Water cap.	38 m3 (8,400 imp gal; 10,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.04 m2 (54.3 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	3,060 mm (10 ft 1⁄2 in)
• Tube plates	7,500 mm (24 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
• Small tubes	83 mm (3+1⁄4 in), 72 off
• Large tubes	191 mm (7+1⁄2 in), 33 off
Boiler pressure	20 bar (20.4 kgf/cm2; 290 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	18.8 m2 (202 sq ft)
• Tubes	130.0 m2 (1,399 sq ft)
• Flues	140.2 m2 (1,509 sq ft)
• Total surface	289.0 m2 (3,111 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	132.5 m2 (1,426 sq ft)
Cylinders	Three
Cylinder size	520 mm × 720 mm (20+1⁄2 in × 28+3⁄8 in)
Valve gear	Heusinger (Walschaerts)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Krupp
Serial number	2000–2001
Build date	1939
Total produced	2

DRB Class 06
DB Class 06
DRB Class 06; DB Class 06
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Krupp
Serial number	2000–2001
Build date	1939
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
• UIC	2′D2′ h3
• German	S 48.20 / 18
Driver	Divided: inside on 1st,; outside on 2nd
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Trailing dia.	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Tender wheels	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase:
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) +; 1,850 mm (6 ft 7⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +; 1,925 mm (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) +; 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+7⁄8 in) =;
• Engine	14,525 mm (47 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
• Tender	1,750 mm (5 ft 8+7⁄8 in) +; 1,500 mm (4 ft 11 in) +; 1,375 mm (4 ft 6+1⁄8 in) +; 1,375 mm (4 ft 6+1⁄8 in) =; 6,000 mm (19 ft 8+1⁄4 in);
• incl. tender	22,450 mm (73 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over headstocks	25,220 mm (82 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
• Over buffers	26,520 mm (87 ft 1⁄8 in)
Height	4,550 mm (14 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Axle load	20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight	80.0 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons)
Empty weight	129.8 t (127.8 long tons; 143.1 short tons)
Service weight	141.8 t (139.6 long tons; 156.3 short tons)
Tender type	2′3 T 38 St
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons)
Water cap.	38 m3 (8,400 imp gal; 10,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.04 m2 (54.3 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	3,060 mm (10 ft 1⁄2 in)
• Tube plates	7,500 mm (24 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
• Small tubes	83 mm (3+1⁄4 in), 72 off
• Large tubes	191 mm (7+1⁄2 in), 33 off
Boiler pressure	20 bar (20.4 kgf/cm2; 290 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	18.8 m2 (202 sq ft)
• Tubes	130.0 m2 (1,399 sq ft)
• Flues	140.2 m2 (1,509 sq ft)
• Total surface	289.0 m2 (3,111 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	132.5 m2 (1,426 sq ft)
Cylinders	Three
Cylinder size	520 mm × 720 mm (20+1⁄2 in × 28+3⁄8 in)
Valve gear	Heusinger (Walschaerts)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Indicated power	2,800 PS (2,060 kW; 2,760 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	Deutsche Reichsbahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn;
Numbers	06 001 – 06 002
Retired	1951
Disposition	Both scrapped

The German DRB Class 06 engines were standard steam locomotives (Einheitsdampflokomotiven) with the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB) designed to haul express train services. They were the only German locomotives with a 4-8-4 (Northern) wheel arrangement.

History edit

The two Class 06 locomotives built by the firm of Krupp in 1939 were the largest, heaviest and most powerful locomotives in the Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were built for heavy express train duties in hilly terrain. The performance requirement was for the transportation of 650 tons at 120 km/h (75 mph). On ramps of 1:100 it was to still be capable of maintaining 60 km/h (37 mph).

The Class 06 was given the same boiler as the Class 45 and many of the same components as the Class 41. The running gear, with four coupled axles, had a wheelbase of 6.75 m (22.1 ft)

In trials, the vehicles confirmed their remarkable capability and running qualities. However the locomotives tended to derail in tight turnout curves. And, like the Class 45s, the boilers developed cracks, leaky tubes and popped stay bolts, so that the locomotives were unconvincing when hauling measurement vehicles or scheduled trains.

As a result of the war no more were produced. After World War II a locomotive of this size was no longer needed, thus neither the necessary structural modification of the engines was carried out, nor did any follow-on orders result. Both engines were seen as having a faulty design and were retired by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1951 in Frankfurt am Main and scrapped, because the DB refused to replace their boilers.

The two locomotives, which had operating numbers 06 001 and 06 002, were equipped with 2'3 T 38 St tenders.

References edit

Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1976). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 01–39 (EFA 1.1) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba Buchverlag. pp. 63–65. ISBN 3-87094-081-6.

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Photograph of the Class 06

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