DR Class 01.5

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DR Class 01.5
01 519 at Schifferstadt, October 2005
Type and origin Power type Steam Rebuild date 1962–1965 Number rebuilt 35
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2′C1′ h2  • German S 36.20 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. 1,250 mm (4 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Wheelbase: ​  • Axle spacing (Asymmetrical) 2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) + 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+7⁄8 in) + 2,300 mm (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) + 2,300 mm (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) + 3,800 mm (12 ft 5+5⁄8 in)  • Engine 12,400 mm (40 ft 8+1⁄4 in)  • incl. tender 20,320 mm (66 ft 8 in) Length: ​  • Over headstocks 23,050 mm (75 ft 7+1⁄2 in)  • Over buffers 24,350 mm (79 ft 10+5⁄8 in) Width 3,100 mm (10 ft 2+1⁄16 in) Height 4,500 mm (14 ft 9+3⁄16 in) Axle load 20.1 tonnes (19.8 long tons; 22.2 short tons) Adhesive weight 60.4 tonnes (59.4 long tons; 66.6 short tons) Empty weight 98.9 tonnes (97.3 long tons; 109.0 short tons) Service weight 110.0 tonnes (108.3 long tons; 121.3 short tons) Total weight Coal-fired: 183.48 tonnes (180.58 long tons; 202.25 short tons) Oil-fired: 189.93 tonnes (186.93 long tons; 209.36 short tons) Fuel type 2′2′ T 34 Fuel capacity Coal: 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) or Fuel oil: 13.5 m3 (3,000 imp gal; 3,600 US gal) Water cap. 34 m3 (7,500 imp gal; 9,000 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 4.87 m2 (52.4 sq ft) Boiler: ​  • Pitch 3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)  • Tube plates 5,500 mm (18 ft 1⁄2 in)  • Small tubes 54 mm (2+1⁄8 in), 125 off  • Large tubes 140 mm (5+1⁄2 in), 43 off Boiler pressure 16 bar (16.3 kgf/cm2; 232 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 23.5 m2 (253 sq ft)  • Tubes 103.7 m2 (1,116 sq ft)  • Flues 97.3 m2 (1,047 sq ft)  • Total surface 224.5 m2 (2,416 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 97.5 m2 (1,049 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 600 mm × 660 mm (23+5⁄8 in × 26 in) Valve gear Walschaerts (Heusinger) Train heating Steam
Performance figures Maximum speed forwards: 130 km/h (81 mph) backwards: 50 km/h (31 mph) Indicated power 1,839 kW (2,500 PS; 2,466 hp)
Career Numbers Originally: 01 501 – 01 535 from 1970: Oil-fired: 01 0501 – 01 0535 Coal-fired: 01 1506 – 01 1519 Retired 1991

The DR Class 01.5 was the designation given by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany to express train locomotives that were 'reconstructed' from those of the pre-war DRG Class 01.