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.

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DRG Class 64
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Type and origin
Builder
Build date1928–1940
Total produced520
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-6-2T
  GermanPt 35.15
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Leading dia.850 mm
Driver dia.1,500 mm
Trailing dia.850 mm
Length:
  Over beams12,400 mm
Axle load15.3 t
Adhesive weight45.5 t
Service weight74.9 t (001–510)
75.2 t (511–520)
Fuel capacity3.0 t coal
Water cap.9,0 m3
Boiler pressure14 bar
Heating surface:
  Firebox
2.04 m2
  Evaporative104.48 m2
Superheater:
  Heating area37.34 m2
Cylinders2
Cylinder size500 mm
Piston stroke660 mm
Train heatingsteam
Loco brakeK-GP
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h
Career
NumbersDRG 64 001–520
Retired1975
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