DRB Class 42

The DRB Class 42 was a type of steam locomotive produced for the Deutsche Reichsbahn. It is one of the three main classes of the so-called war locomotives (Kriegslokomotiven), the other two being class 50 and 52.

DRB Class 42
PKP Ty3/43
BDZ class 16
CFL class 55
42 2768 in BEM Nördlingen, March 2008
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Build date1943 – 1949
Total produced935
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-10-0
  UIC1E h2
  GermanG 56.17
DriverThird coupled axle
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.850 mm (2 ft 9+12 in)
Driver dia.1,400 mm (4 ft 7+18 in)
Tender wheels930 mm (3 ft 58 in)
Wheelbase:
  Axle spacing
(Asymmetrical)
  • 2,600 mm (8 ft 6+38 in) +
  • 1,650 mm (5 ft 5 in) +
  • 1,650 mm (5 ft 5 in) +
  • 1,650 mm (5 ft 5 in) +
  • 1,650 mm (5 ft 5 in) =
  Engine9,200 mm (30 ft 2+14 in)
  Tender
  • 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+78 in) +
  • 2,300 mm (7 ft 6+12 in) +
  • 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+78 in) =
  • 5,900 mm (19 ft 4+14 in)
  incl. tender19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Length:
  Over headstocks21,700 mm (71 ft 2+38 in)
  Over buffers23,000 mm (75 ft 5+12 in)
Height4,400 mm (14 ft 5+14 in)
Axle load17.2 t (16.9 long tons; 19.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight85.7 t (84.3 long tons; 94.5 short tons)
Empty weight86.8 t (85.4 long tons; 95.7 short tons)
Service weight96.9 t (95.4 long tons; 106.8 short tons)
Tender type22 T 30 or 22 T 32
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity10 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 short tons)
Water cap.30.0 or 32 m3 (6,600 or 7,040 imp gal; 7,930 or 8,450 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area4.7 m2 (51 sq ft)
Boiler:
  Pitch3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)
  Tube plates4,800 mm (15 ft 9 in)
  Small tubes51 mm (2 in), 143 off
  Large tubes133 mm (5+14 in), 43 off
Boiler pressure16 bar (16.3 kgf/cm2; 232 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox19.3 m2 (208 sq ft)
  Tubes99.3 m2 (1,069 sq ft)
  Flues81.0 m2 (872 sq ft)
  Total surface199.6 m2 (2,148 sq ft)
Superheater:
  Heating area75.8 m2 (816 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size630 mm × 660 mm (24+1316 in × 26 in)
Train heatingSteam
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Indicated power2,200 PS (1,620 kW; 2,170 hp)
Career
OperatorsDeutsche Reichsbahn
NumbersDRG 42 001 ... 42 2810,
42 0001 + 42 0002
Retired1969

Seventy of the class were captured during World War II by the Soviet Union; under Russian ownership they were given the classification TL (ТЛ).

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