- DRG H 02 1001
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H 02 1001 Quantity: 1 Manufacturer: BMAG Year(s) of manufacture: 1929/1930 Retired: 1945 Axle arrangement: 2'C1' h3v Gauge: 1,435 mm Length over buffers: 23,750 mm Minimum curve: 140 m Empty weight: 111.5 t Service weight: 115 t Adhesive weight: 60 t Top speed: 110 km/h Indicated Power: 2,600 PS Coupled wheel diameter: 2,000 mm Driving wheel diameter: 2,000 mm Leading wheel diameter: 1,250 mm Trailing wheel diameter: 850 mm No. of cylinders: 3 LP cylinder bore: 220 mm HP cylinder bore: 600 mm Piston stroke: 660 mm Boiler Overpressure: 120 bar Grate area: 2.4 m² Tender: 2'2'T 32 Water capacity: 32 m³ The DRG H 02 1001 was a remarkable high-pressure steam locomotive, built by the engineering firm of Schwarzkopff to the design of Dr L. Löffler[1]. The aim was not only to improve fuel economy—the usual reason for adopting high steam pressures—but also to increase the amount of power that could be produced within the German loading gauge.
The H02-1001 locomotive was the only example of the Schwarzkopff-Löffler high-pressure boiler system, a complex technology in which heat was extracted from the firebox by tubes filled with steam rather than boiling water. It was delivered in 1930 to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG). Schwarzkopff guaranteed in the purchase contract a coal saving of 42% over a standard 01 locomotive design, but in the event the DRG never bought the locomotive.
Steam was delivered at no less than 1750 lbf/in² (105 kp/cm²) to two very small outside cylinders of 220 mm diameter. These were compounded with a single 600 mm LP inside cylinder. The wheel arrangement was 4-6-2.
After extensive trials it was found that any increase in efficiency was small compared with the greatly increased maintenance costs. The very complicated H02 1001 was also hopelessly unreliable.
See also
- List of DRG locomotives and railcars
References
External links
- HO2 information and photographs. (English)
- "High Pressure Steam Engine Halves Fuel Costs" Popular Mechanics, October 1930
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