DRG Class 43

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-10-0
• UIC	1′E h2
• German	G 56.20
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	850 mm (33+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (55+1⁄8 in)
Tender wheels	1,000 mm (39+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase:
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	2,850 mm (9 ft 4+1⁄4 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) =;
• Engine	9,650 mm (31 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
• Tender	1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) +; 1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) +; 1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) =; 5,700 mm (18 ft 8+3⁄8 in);
• incl. tender	19,185 mm (62 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over headstocks	21,315 mm (69 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
• Over buffers	22,615 mm (74 ft 2+3⁄8 in)
Height	4,550 mm (14 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.3 t (19.0 long tons; 21.3 short tons)
Adhesive weight	96.6 t (95.1 long tons; 106.5 short tons)
Empty weight	100.9 t (99.3 long tons; 111.2 short tons)
Service weight	110.8 t (109.1 long tons; 122.1 short tons)
Tender type	2′2′ T 32
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10.0 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons)
Water cap.	32.0 m3 (7,000 imp gal; 8,500 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	4.7 m2 (51 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)
• Tube plates	5,800 mm (19 ft 3⁄8 in)
• Small tubes	54 mm (2+1⁄8 in), 127 off
• Large tubes	143 mm (5+5⁄8 in), 43 off
Boiler pressure	14 bar (14.3 kgf/cm2; 203 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	18.0 m2 (194 sq ft)
• Tubes	113.0 m2 (1,216 sq ft)
• Flues	106.0 m2 (1,141 sq ft)
• Total surface	237.0 m2 (2,551 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	100.0 m2 (1,076 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	720 mm × 660 mm (28+3⁄8 in × 26 in)
Valve gear	Heusinger (Walschaerts)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Henschel & Sohn (23); Berliner Maschinenbau (12);
Build date	1926–1928
Total produced	35

DRG Class 43
DRG Class 43
	43 001 in 1972
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Henschel & Sohn (23); Berliner Maschinenbau (12);
Build date	1926–1928
Total produced	35
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-10-0
• UIC	1′E h2
• German	G 56.20
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	850 mm (33+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (55+1⁄8 in)
Tender wheels	1,000 mm (39+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase:
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	2,850 mm (9 ft 4+1⁄4 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) +; 1,700 mm (5 ft 6+7⁄8 in) =;
• Engine	9,650 mm (31 ft 7+7⁄8 in)
• Tender	1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) +; 1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) +; 1,900 mm (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) =; 5,700 mm (18 ft 8+3⁄8 in);
• incl. tender	19,185 mm (62 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over headstocks	21,315 mm (69 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
• Over buffers	22,615 mm (74 ft 2+3⁄8 in)
Height	4,550 mm (14 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.3 t (19.0 long tons; 21.3 short tons)
Adhesive weight	96.6 t (95.1 long tons; 106.5 short tons)
Empty weight	100.9 t (99.3 long tons; 111.2 short tons)
Service weight	110.8 t (109.1 long tons; 122.1 short tons)
Tender type	2′2′ T 32
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10.0 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons)
Water cap.	32.0 m3 (7,000 imp gal; 8,500 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	4.7 m2 (51 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)
• Tube plates	5,800 mm (19 ft 3⁄8 in)
• Small tubes	54 mm (2+1⁄8 in), 127 off
• Large tubes	143 mm (5+5⁄8 in), 43 off
Boiler pressure	14 bar (14.3 kgf/cm2; 203 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	18.0 m2 (194 sq ft)
• Tubes	113.0 m2 (1,216 sq ft)
• Flues	106.0 m2 (1,141 sq ft)
• Total surface	237.0 m2 (2,551 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	100.0 m2 (1,076 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	720 mm × 660 mm (28+3⁄8 in × 26 in)
Valve gear	Heusinger (Walschaerts)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Indicated power	1,880 PS (1,380 kW; 1,850 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	Deutsche Reichsbahn; Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR);
Numbers	43 001 – 43 035
Retired	1968

The German locomotives of DRG Class 43 were standard (see Einheitsdampflokomotive) goods train engines with the Deutsche Reichsbahn.