DRG Class 64
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The Deutsche Reichsbahn
had a standard passenger train tank engine
with a wheel arrangement of 1'C1' (UIC classification
) or 2-6-2 (Whyte notation
) and a low axle load
, which was designated in their classification system as the DRG Class 64 (Baureihe 64). The Class 64 was developed from 1926 onwards and it was built between 1928 and 1940. Many German manufacturers contributed to the series.
and elements of the driving gear were the same as those on the DRG Class 24
. They had Bissel bogies, apart from ten engines which had a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
. From no. 64 368 onwards the engines were 10 cm longer than their predecessors. The Class 64 engine was given the nickname "Bubikopf" ('bob') after a fashionable ladies hairstyle of the time.
and 115 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany). No. 64 311 remained in Austria after 1945 and became Class 64 (Reihe 64) with the Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB). Those engines left in Poland
were given the classification Ok12 by the PKP
. In 1968 there were still 60 machines in service with the Bundesbahn. Twenty Class 64 locomotives have been preserved, the majority in Germany.
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
had a standard passenger train tank engine
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
with a wheel arrangement of 1'C1' (UIC classification
UIC classification
The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much...
) or 2-6-2 (Whyte notation
Whyte notation
The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal...
) and a low axle load
Axle load
The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight felt by the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle. Viewed another way, it is the fraction of total vehicle weight resting on a given axle...
, which was designated in their classification system as the DRG Class 64 (Baureihe 64). The Class 64 was developed from 1926 onwards and it was built between 1928 and 1940. Many German manufacturers contributed to the series.
Construction
The boilerBoiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
and elements of the driving gear were the same as those on the DRG Class 24
DRG Class 24
The DRG Class 24 steam engines were German standard locomotives built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn between 1928 and 1939 to haul passenger trains.-History:...
. They had Bissel bogies, apart from ten engines which had a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
A Krauss-Helmholtz bogie is a mechanism used on a steam locomotive, where a carrying axle is connected to a coupled axle via a lever such that when the carrying axle swings to the side on going round a curve, it causes the coupled axle to move sideways in the opposite direction...
. From no. 64 368 onwards the engines were 10 cm longer than their predecessors. The Class 64 engine was given the nickname "Bubikopf" ('bob') after a fashionable ladies hairstyle of the time.
Service
After the Second World War 393 engines were still in service of which 278 went to the Deutsche BundesbahnDeutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
and 115 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany). No. 64 311 remained in Austria after 1945 and became Class 64 (Reihe 64) with the Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB). Those engines left in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
were given the classification Ok12 by the PKP
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
. In 1968 there were still 60 machines in service with the Bundesbahn. Twenty Class 64 locomotives have been preserved, the majority in Germany.
Preserved Locomotives
At present there are still six operational Class 64's worldwide, three of which are based in Germany:- 64 250 with the Chemin de Fer à Vapeur des 3 Vallées in Mariembourg, Belgium
- 64 344 with the Passau Railway Society (currently being renovated)
- 64 415 with the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij in Beekbergen, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
- 64 419 with the DBK Historic RailwayDBK Historic RailwayThe DBK Historic Railway is a preserved railway association in Crailsheim, Germany.Founded as the "Kocher Valley Steam Railway" in 1985 at Sulzbach-Laufen, it moved gradually into the former steam engine locomotive depot at Crailsheim. In May 2006, there were over 100 members...
in CrailsheimCrailsheimCrailsheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, 32 km east of Schwäbisch Hall, 40 km southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall district, incorporated in 1338.... - 64 491 with the Dampfbahn Fränkische SchweizDampfbahn Fränkische SchweizThe Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz e. V. or DFS is a German museum railway based in Ebermannstadt in Franconian Switzerland, part of northern Bavaria, Germany.- Aims :The society's aims are the:...
in EbermannstadtEbermannstadtEbermannstadt is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg.-Districts:*Breitenbach*Ebermannstadt*Gasseldorf*Niedermirsberg*Rüssenbach*Neuses-Poxstall...
, Bavaria - 64 518 with the Verein Historische Eisenbahn Emmental (VHE) in HuttwilHuttwilHuttwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.-History:Huttwil is first mentioned in the 9th Century as Huttiwilare.During the Swiss peasant war of 1653, Huttwil was a center of the rebellion...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
See also
- Deutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
- List of DRG locomotives and railbuses
- EinheitsdampflokomotiveEinheitsdampflokomotiveThe German term Einheitsdampflokomotive, sometimes shortened to Einheitslokomotive or Einheitslok, means standard steam locomotive and refers to the steam engines built in Germany after 1925 under the direction of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft...
for more about the DRG's standard steam locomotives.
Sources
- Peter Melcher: Die Baureihe 64 Der legendäre Bubikopf EK-Verlag Freiburg 1988 ISBN 3-88255-872-5
- Andreas Braun: Baureihe 64 Portrait einer Deutschen Dampflokomotive Bayerisches Eisenbahn-Museum Nördlingen 1986 ISBN 3-92512004-1
- Horst J. Obermayer, Manfred Weisbrod: Die Baureihe 64 Eisenbahn-Journal Sonderausgabe II/98 Hermann Merker Verlag Fürstenfeldbruck 1998, ISBN not known
External links
- 64 419 at the DBK Historic RailwayDBK Historic RailwayThe DBK Historic Railway is a preserved railway association in Crailsheim, Germany.Founded as the "Kocher Valley Steam Railway" in 1985 at Sulzbach-Laufen, it moved gradually into the former steam engine locomotive depot at Crailsheim. In May 2006, there were over 100 members...
- 64 491 at the Dampfbahn Fränkische SchweizDampfbahn Fränkische SchweizThe Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz e. V. or DFS is a German museum railway based in Ebermannstadt in Franconian Switzerland, part of northern Bavaria, Germany.- Aims :The society's aims are the:...
e. V. - There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany