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German Reichsbahn class 5830

Rebuilt from... Prussian G 12

Germany 1958 56 produced
58 3047 in August 2006 in Leipzig-Engelsdorf I, Jens500 CC BY-SA 3.0

Due to the acute shortage of freight locomotives, the Reichsbahn undertook a thorough rebuild of the Prussian G 12. In addition to new boilers with a combustion chamber and mixing preheater, they received new cabs, a longer frame, new inside cylinders and Trofimoff valves. As a result, the locomotives could now haul the same weight as the class 44 on the level, run faster and use less coal. The rebuild of more than 200 locomotives ultimately failed due to the high costs and the shortage of materials in the planned economy.

Technical data

General

Built
1958-1962
Manufacturers
RAW Zwickau
Wheel arrangement
2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge
1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
22.08 m
Wheelbase
8.80 m
Empty mass
88 t
Service mass
97.2 t
Adhesion mass
83.3 t
Total mass
160.5 t
Rigid wheelbase
6.00 m
Axle load
16.7 t
Water capacity
28,000 l
Fuel capacity
10 t (coal)

Boiler

Grate area
3.71 m²
Firebox surface
17.9 m²
Tube heating surface
154.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface
172.3 m²
Superheater surface
65.4 m²
Total heating surface
237.7 m²

Power plant

Driver diameter
1,400 mm
Boiler pressure
16 bar
Expansion type
simple expansion
Cylinders
three, 570 x 660 mm

Power

Power source
steam
Indicated power
1,190 kW (1,618 PS)
Top speed
70 km/h
Starting effort
312.5 kN

Calculated values

Factor of adhesion
1 : 2.62
Optimal speed
23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
12.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent
392.6 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE
1 : 1,286.93
Adhesive weight/Total
1 : 1.17
Tractive force/Heating surface
1 : 27.45
Grate area/Heating surface
1 : 64.07
Firebox/Tube surface
1 : 8.63
Total/Superheater
1 : 2.63

Topics

  • steam locomotive
  • freight
  • rebuilt
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Last changed: 03/2023

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