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German Reichsbahn class 65[h]10[/h]

65 1049 in June 1978 in Saalfeld

At the beginning of the 1950s, the Reichsbahn developed two tank locomotives with a 2-8-4T wheel arrangement to replace a large number of old models, most of which dated back to the Länderbahn era. One of them was the...

German Reichsbahn class 65[h]10[/h]Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1954-1957
Manufacturers LEW Hennigsdorf;LKM Babelsberg
Wheel arrangement 1D2 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17500 mm
Service mass 121700 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
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General

Property German Reichsbahn class 65[h]10[/h]
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Built 1954-1957
Manufacturers LEW Hennigsdorf, LKM Babelsberg
Wheel arrangement 2-8-4T (Berkshire)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 17.50 m
Wheelbase 13.30 m
Empty mass 88.9 t
Service mass 121.7 t
Adhesion mass 71 t
Axle load 17.5 t
Water capacity 16,000 l
Fuel capacity 9 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 3.45 m²
Firebox surface 15.64 m²
Tube heating surface 131.8 m²
Evaporative heating surface 147.44 m²
Superheater surface 47.39 m²
Total heating surface 194.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 16 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 600 x 660 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Indicated power 1,103 kW (1,500 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 202.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.45
Optimal speed 34 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 320.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,164.79
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.71
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 21.65
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 56.47
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 8.43
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.11
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