DR Class 83.10
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The DR Class 83.10 was a newly designed (Neubaulok) steam locomotive
built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War and was introduced into service in 1955 and 1956.
The 83.10 was intended for duties on branch lines where a top speed of 60 km/h and a driving wheel
diameter of 1,250 mm was sufficient. The carrying wheels
and first coupled wheels worked together in a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie
. The design of the Class 83.10 was based on the DR Class 65.10
. The engines were fitted with superheated steam regulators, mixer-preheaters, distributed sandbox
es and plate frames. They could haul a train load of up to 1,000 tonnes at 60 km/h on the level.
After the delivery of the first locomotive in 1955 the engine was fully tested at the VES-M Halle
trials depot. The various tests showed numerous shortcomings, that could not all be resolved on the production models. Several problems were able to be rectified in the course of subsequent modifications. The locomotive was never really convincing and, in the light of the looming changeover to diesel operations, only 27 examples were eventually built. It remains therefore relatively unknown. One area of operations was the Arnstadt
–Saalfeld line.
In 1972 the last two machines, numbers 83 1025 and 83 1027 were retired. No examples of this class have been preserved.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War and was introduced into service in 1955 and 1956.
The 83.10 was intended for duties on branch lines where a top speed of 60 km/h and a driving wheel
Driving wheel
On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons...
diameter of 1,250 mm was sufficient. The carrying wheels
Carrying wheels
The carrying wheels on a steam locomotive are those wheels that are not driven, i.e. they are uncoupled and run freely, unlike coupled or driving wheels. They are also described as running wheels and their axle may be called a carrying axle. Carrying wheels are referred to as leading wheels if they...
and first coupled wheels worked together in 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...
. The design of the Class 83.10 was based on the DR Class 65.10
DR Class 65.10
- History :Like the DB Class 65 built for the Deutsche Bundesbahn in West Germany, the DR Class 65.10 was intended by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany for commuter traffic on suburban railways...
. The engines were fitted with superheated steam regulators, mixer-preheaters, distributed sandbox
Sandbox
Sandbox may refer to:* Litter box, an indoor box for cats to relieve themselves* Sandpit or sandbox, a wide, shallow playground construction to hold sand often made of wood or plastic...
es and plate frames. They could haul a train load of up to 1,000 tonnes at 60 km/h on the level.
After the delivery of the first locomotive in 1955 the engine was fully tested at the VES-M Halle
VES-M Halle
The Versuchs- und Entwicklungsstelle Maschinenwirtschaft in Halle, Germany, was a railway research and development department working for the engineering head office of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War...
trials depot. The various tests showed numerous shortcomings, that could not all be resolved on the production models. Several problems were able to be rectified in the course of subsequent modifications. The locomotive was never really convincing and, in the light of the looming changeover to diesel operations, only 27 examples were eventually built. It remains therefore relatively unknown. One area of operations was the Arnstadt
Arnstadt
Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest....
–Saalfeld line.
In 1972 the last two machines, numbers 83 1025 and 83 1027 were retired. No examples of this class have been preserved.
See also
External links
- http://www.bahnbilder.de/name/einzelbild/number/42662/kategorie/Deutschland%7EDampfloks%7ESonstige/offset/0.html?PHPSESSID=8eaacb91d0d5b8ca8bf21fd60b90c7c7Model of an 83.10 at the Dresden Transport MuseumDresden Transport MuseumThe Dresden Transport Museum displaysvehicles of all modes of transport, such as railway, shipping, road and air traffic, under one roof.The museum is housed in the Johanneum at the Neumarkt in Dresden, Germany...
] - Book about the BR 83.10
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany