DSB class D

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DSB class D
D 857
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Henschel Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Berliner Maschinenbau Ateliers de Tubize Nydquist Baldwin Locomotive Works Frichs Build date 1902-1922 Total produced 100 Rebuild date 1925-1950
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0  • UIC 1'C n2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Coupled dia. 1,404 mm (4 ft 7+1⁄4 in) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 430 mm (16+15⁄16 in)
Performance figures Indicated power 580 hp (430 kW)
Career Numbers D 801-900 Withdrawn 1970 Disposition Five preserved, remainder scrapped

The Danish State Railways (DSB) class D steam locomotive was a 2-6-0 freight steam locomotive developed in co-oporation between the DSB central engineering department and the German locomotive manufacturer Henschel. Class D with 100 units became the backbone of the DSB freight locomotives from the start of its delivery in 1902 until the start of the 1950s when the significance of the railway traffic started to decline. Together with the previous deliveries of the heavier 2-8-0 class H freight locomotive and then in 1952 purchased 10 Belgian-built German class 50ÜK locomotives (DSB class N), pushed the class D to the sidelines. When lightweight GM diesel locomotives class MX were delivered in the start of the 1960s, it was the swansong for class D. Only two class D engines, D 825 and D 826, were serviceable when DSB abandoned steam in 1970.