DB Class 82
title: "DB Class 82" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["steam-locomotives-of-germany", "0-10-0t-locomotives", "deutsche-bundesbahn-locomotives", "krupp-locomotives", "henschel-locomotives", "esslingen-locomotives", "railway-locomotives-introduced-in-1950", "standard-gauge-locomotives-of-germany", "e-h2t-locomotives", "freight-locomotives"] topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Class_82" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | DB Class 82 |
| bgcolor | A00 |
| color | FFF |
| image | Hugh llewelyn 82 008 (5888251235).jpg |
| caption | 82 008 at Siegen Depot Museum, June 2011. |
| powertype | Steam |
| builder | |
| builddate | 1950–1955 |
| totalproduction | 41 |
| whytetype | |
| uicclass | E h2t |
| DRGtype | Gt 55.18 |
| driver | |
| gauge | |
| driverdiameter | 1400 mm |
| wheelspacing | |
| engine total | 6600 mm |
| drivers | |
| coupled | |
| over headstocks | 12760 mm |
| over buffers | 14060 mm |
| height | 4550 mm |
| axleload | 18.4 t |
| coupled all | |
| coupled 1 | |
| coupled 2 | |
| coupled 3 | |
| weightondrivers | 91.8 t |
| emptyweight | 69.7 t |
| serviceweight | 91.8 t |
| fueltype | Coal |
| fuelcap | 4.0 t |
| watercap | 11 m3 |
| fireboxtype | |
| firearea | 2.35 m2 |
| boiler | |
| boilertype | |
| pitch | 3100 mm |
| lengthinside | 4000 mm |
| smalltubediameter | 44.5 mm, 115 off |
| largetubediameter | 118 mm, 38 off |
| boilerpressure | 14 bar |
| safetyvalvetype | |
| fireboxarea | 12.60 m2 |
| tubearea | 57.08 m2 |
| fluearea | 52.53 m2 |
| totalsurface | 122.21 m2 |
| superheaterarea | 51.90 m2 |
| cylindercount | Two, outside |
| cylindersize | 600 x |
| valvegear | Heusinger (Walschaerts) |
| auxbrake | 82 038 – 82 041 fitted with counterpressure brake |
| maxspeed | 70 km/h |
| indicatedpower | 1290 PS |
| operator | Deutsche Bundesbahn |
| fleetnumbers | 82 001 – 82 041 |
| retiredate | 1972 |
| :: |
| name = DB Class 82 | bgcolor = A00 | color = FFF | image = Hugh llewelyn 82 008 (5888251235).jpg | alt = | caption = 82 008 at Siegen Depot Museum, June 2011. | powertype = Steam | designer = | builder = | ordernumber = | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = 1950–1955 | totalproduction = 41 | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | whytetype = | uicclass = E h2t | DRGtype = Gt 55.18 | driver = | gauge = | driverdiameter = 1400 mm | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | wheelspacing = | engine total = 6600 mm | drivers = | coupled = | length = | over headstocks = 12760 mm | over buffers = 14060 mm | width = | height = 4550 mm | frametype = | axleload = 18.4 t | coupled all = | coupled 1 = | coupled 2 = | coupled 3 = | coupled 4 = | coupled 5 = | weightondrivers = 91.8 t | emptyweight = 69.7 t | serviceweight = 91.8 t | locoweight = | fueltype = Coal | fuelcap = 4.0 t | watercap = 11 m3 | sandcap = | fireboxtype = | firearea = 2.35 m2 | boiler = | boilertype = | pitch = 3100 mm | diameterinside = | lengthinside = 4000 mm | smalltubediameter= 44.5 mm, 115 off | largetubediameter= 118 mm, 38 off | boilerpressure = 14 bar | safetyvalvetype = | feedwaterheater = | fireboxarea = 12.60 m2 | tubearea = 57.08 m2 | archarea = | fluearea = 52.53 m2 | tubesandflues = | totalsurface = 122.21 m2 | superheatertype = | superheaterarea = 51.90 m2 | cylindercount = Two, outside | cylindersize = 600 x | cylinderpressure = | valvegear = Heusinger (Walschaerts) | valvetype = | valvetravel = | valvelap = | valvelead = | transmission = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | auxbrake = 82 038 – 82 041 fitted with counterpressure brake | safety = | coupling = | maxspeed = 70 km/h | indicatedpower = 1290 PS | poweroutput = | tractiveeffort = | factorofadhesion = | operator = Deutsche Bundesbahn | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = 82 001 – 82 041 | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | retiredate = 1972 | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = The DB Class 82 was a goods train tank locomotive with the Deutsche Bundesbahn in Germany, that was built in the period after the Second World War and was intended for shunting and normal rail services. They were to replace the ten-coupled state railway (Länderbahn) engines and also the accident-prone Class 87 DRG Einheitslok (standard locomotive).
It was the first of the DB's so-called Neubaudampflokomotiven or newly designed steam locomotives, and was built by the firms of Krupp and Henschel in 1950 and 1951 and also by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen in 1955. Although they were ten-couplers, the 41 engines were also suitable for lines with tight curves such as the Hamburg Harbour railway. To improve curve running the first and last axles were fitted with Beugniot levers. The last two examples were also equipped with Riggenbach counterpressure brakes, which enabled their operation on steep lines. The locomotives were able to haul 800 tonne trains at up to 70 km/h.
Deployment
The engines were predominantly employed in the marshalling yards at Bremen and Hamm as well as on the harbour lines of Emden and Hamburg. The 82s could also be seen pulling mainline trains up the steep inclines of the Westerwald and in the Black Forest on the Murg Valley Railway.
Retirement began as early as 1966, the final locomotive depot being Bw Koblenz-Mosel, where the last one was withdrawn in 1972.
Preserved
Locomotive 82 008, the last of class withdrawn, has been maintained at Bw Neumünster since early 2003 by the Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunden.
References
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