G 8.2 of The LBE
| G 8.2 (Lübeck-Büchen Railway) DRG Class 56.30 |
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| Number(s): | DRG 56 3001-3008 |
| Quantity: | 8 |
| Manufacturer: | Linke-Hofmann |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1923-1930 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-8-0 |
| Axle arrangement: | 1'D h2 |
| Gauge: | 1,435 mm |
| Length over buffers: | 18,645 mm |
| Service weight: | 79.4 t |
| Adhesive weight: | 70.98 t |
| Axle load: | 17.66 t |
| Top speed: | 75 km/h |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,400 mm |
| Leading wheel diameter: | 1,000 mm |
| No. of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder bore: | 620 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 660 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure: | 14 bar |
| Grate area: | 2.63 m² |
| Superheater area: | 51.70 m² |
| Evaporative heating area: | 152.5 m² |
| Tender: | pr 3 T 16.5 |
| Water capacity: | 16.5 |
The G 8.2's with the Lübeck-Büchen Railway were certainly similar to the Prussian G 8.2's, but were in fact an independent design with numerous differences. For example, they were noticeably longer and did not appear quite as stocky. They were intended to take charge of heavy goods trains running between Hamburg and Lübeck. Because these locomotives were also to be used in passenger services, the running gear and brakes were designed so that the top speed could be raised to 75 km/h. A total of eight engines was delivered between 1923 and 1930 by Linke-Hofmann. In 1938 they were given Reichsbahn numbers 56 3001-3008.
The Deutsche Bundesbahn took over locomotives 56 3001 and 56 3003-3008 and retired them by 1951. No. 56 3002 was left to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) in the east, who retired her in 1956.
Locomotive 56 3007 has been preserved and is in the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum.
The engines were equipped with tenders of classes pr 3 T 16.5, pr 3 T 20 or pr 2'2' T 21.5.
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