0-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Germany

KED Berlin


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Berlin /T3/Gt 33.10/BR 89.6 (Locobase 12574)

Data from [], last accessed 7 May 2011. Humboldt works number was 103 in 1902.

This little tank fell into the generic KPEV T3 classification and first went to work on the Kÿnigliche Eisenbahn-Direktion (KED) Berlin line. Through several number changes, the served railways in eastern Germany through two World Wars and many more years of Soviet-bloc membership. In 1961, the Deutsche Reichsbahn added a two-axle tender to carry much more water and coal than the original bunker and tanks would have supplied.

After its withdrawal from service, the 6009 was preserved by the DDR. In the 21st Century, the 6009 was still steaming for the DB Museum / IG Bw Dresden Altstadt e.V.

NB: The adhesion and engine weights (which the same in any case with all-adhesion tank engines) are estimates based on the principal T3 entry (BR 89 70 - BR 89 75) in Locobase 1285. That record shows identical heating surfaces, driver diameters, grate area, wheelbase, etc. Tender weight estimates come from the igbwdresden-alstadt site.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassBerlin /T3/Gt 33.10/BR 89.6
Locobase ID12574
RailroadKED Berlin
CountryGermany
Whyte0-6-0T
Number in Class1
Road Numbers5146 / 89 6009
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderHumboldt
Year1902
Valve GearAllan
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) 9.84 / 3
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) 9.84 / 3
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase1
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)80,248 / 36,400
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)80,248 / 36,400
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) / 27,050
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) / 63,450
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3168 / 12
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) 5.50 / 5
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)45 / 22.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)43.30 / 1100
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)169.70 / 1170
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)13.78" x 21.65" / 350x550
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)13,695 / 6211.95
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.86
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)14.53 / 1.35
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)646 / 60.02
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)646 / 60.02
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume172.86
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2466
Same as above plus superheater percentage2466
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
Power L1
Power MT

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