DB Class 42.90

In 1952, the firm of Henschel rebuilt locomotives 52 893 and 52 894 with Franco-Crosti

Franco-Crosti boiler

The Franco-Crosti boiler is a type of boiler used for steam locomotives. It was designed in the 1930s by Attilio Franco and Dr Piero Crosti, two engineers working for the Ferrovie dello Stato , the Italian state railway.- Purpose :...

 economisers (Abgasvorwärmer). Because of the resulting higher 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...

, the engines were classified by the Deutsche Bundesbahn

Deutsche 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 '...

 as Class 42.90 locomotives and given the operating numbers 42 9000 and 42 9001.

Engine number 42 9000 was stabled in Bingerbrück

Bingerbrück

Bingerbrück is a Stadtteil of Bingen am Rhein, on the opposite side of the river Nahe from the old town of Bingen. It was self-administering until 1969.- Binger Mäuseturm :...

 and retired in 1959. In 1960 the second one, stationed in Oberlahnstein

Oberlahnstein

Oberlahnstein is a part of the city of Lahnstein in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It lies on the right bank of the Rhine, at the confluence of the Lahn 4 m. above Koblenz, on the Right Rhine railway from Cologne to Frankfurt-on-Main...

, was taken out of service. The experience accumulated with these very economical locomotives was used in the 31 engines of Class 50.40.

Both locomotives were coupled with 2'2' T 30 tenders.

Literature

• Alfred B. Gottwaldt: Deutsche Kriegslokomotiven 1939 - 1945, Transpress, ISBN 3-344-71032-X

External links

• Section diagram and technical data for the Class 42
• The Luxembourg CFL 5519 (with sound sample)
• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany