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German Reichsbahn class 80

80 030 in photo livery in 1980 in the Bochum-Dahlhausen Museum

The three-axle class 80 and the four-axle class 81 were designed as standard locomotives in order to be able to replace the various Länderbahn types in shunting service. In order to be able to design the boiler as str...

German Reichsbahn class 80Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1927-1929
Manufacturers Hohenzollern;Union Königsberg;Wolf;Jung
Wheel arrangement C t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 9670 mm
Service mass 54400 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property German Reichsbahn class 80
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Built 1927-1929
Manufacturers Hohenzollern, Union Königsberg, Wolf, Jung
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Reichsbahn class 80
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Length 9.67 m
Wheelbase 3.20 m
Empty mass 44.3 t
Service mass 54.4 t
Adhesion mass 54.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.20 m
Axle load 18.1 t
Water capacity 5,000 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property German Reichsbahn class 80
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Grate area 1.54 m²
Firebox surface 6.6 m²
Tube heating surface 63.02 m²
Evaporative heating surface 69.62 m²
Superheater surface 25.5 m²
Total heating surface 95.1 m²

Power plant

Property German Reichsbahn class 80
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Driver diameter 1,100 mm
Boiler pressure 14 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 450 x 550 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 423 kW (575 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 120.5 kN

Calculated values

Property German Reichsbahn class 80
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.43
Optimal speed 21 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 7.8 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 153.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,138.83
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 26.46
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 61.77
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.55
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.73
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