DRG Class 80 80 013 in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, June 2006
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Build date 1927–1928 Total produced 39
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 T • 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 offBoiler 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.