DRG Class 02
Class of German 4-6-2 locomotives (1925-1942)
title: "DRG Class 02" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["steam-locomotives-of-germany", "4-6-2-locomotives", "deutsche-reichsbahn-gesellschaft-locomotives", "henschel-locomotives", "railway-locomotives-introduced-in-1925", "compound-locomotives", "maffei-locomotives", "passenger-locomotives", "standard-gauge-locomotives-of-germany", "2′c1′-h4v-locomotives"] description: "Class of German 4-6-2 locomotives (1925-1942)" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG_Class_02" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Class of German 4-6-2 locomotives (1925-1942) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | DRG Class 02 |
| bgcolor | A00 |
| color | FFF |
| image | WP Schnellzuglok BR 02.jpg |
| caption | 02 008 in June 1932 |
| powertype | Steam |
| builder | |
| serialnumber | |
| builddate | 1925–1926 |
| totalproduction | 10 |
| whytetype | |
| uicclass | 2C1 h4v |
| DRGtype | S 36.20 |
| driver | 2nd coupled axle for all cylinders |
| gauge | |
| leadingdiameter | 850 mm |
| driverdiameter | 2000 mm |
| trailingdiameter | 1250 mm |
| tenderdiameter | |
| drivers | |
| coupled | |
| tendertruck | |
| tenderbogie | |
| wheelbasewithtender | 20320 mm |
| wheelspacing | |
| over buffers | 23750 mm |
| height | 4.550 m |
| axleload | 20.1 t |
| leadingbogie/pony | |
| coupled all | |
| coupled 1 | |
| coupled 2 | |
| coupled 3 | |
| trail bogie/pony | |
| tenderbogieload | |
| tenderaxle | |
| weightondrivers | 60.3 t |
| emptyweight | 103.9 t |
| serviceweight | 113.5 t |
| tendertype | 22 T 32 (22 T 30) |
| fueltype | Coal |
| fuelcap | 10.0 t |
| watercap | 32 or |
| fireboxtype | |
| firearea | 4.41 m2 |
| boiler | |
| boilertype | |
| pitch | 3100 mm |
| lengthinside | 5800 mm |
| smalltubediameter | 54 mm, 129 off |
| largetubediameter | 143 mm, 43 off |
| boilerpressure | 16 bar |
| safetyvalvetype | |
| totalsurface | 237.56 m2 |
| tubearea | 115.18 m2 |
| fluearea | 105.38 m2 |
| fireboxarea | 17.0 m2 |
| superheaterarea | 100.0 m2 |
| cylindercount | Four (compound): two high-pressure (HP) inside, two low-pressure (LP) outside |
| hpcylindersize | 460 x |
| lpcylindersize | 720 x |
| valvegear | Walschaerts (Heusinger) |
| trainheating | Steam |
| locobrakes | Knorr single-chamber, compressed air brakes, operating on front of all coupled wheels |
| maxspeed | |
| indicatedpower | 2300 PS |
| fleetnumbers | DRG 02 001 to 02 010 |
| disposition | Rebuilt to DRG Class 01 (1937–1942) |
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| name = DRG Class 02 | bgcolor = A00 | color = FFF | image = WP Schnellzuglok BR 02.jpg | alt = | caption = 02 008 in June 1932 | powertype = Steam | designer = | builder = | ordernumber = | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = 1925–1926 | totalproduction = 10 | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | whytetype = | uicclass = 2C1 h4v | DRGtype = S 36.20 | driver = 2nd coupled axle for all cylinders | gauge = | leadingdiameter = 850 mm | driverdiameter = 2000 mm | trailingdiameter = 1250 mm | tenderdiameter = | carrydiameter = | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | engine total = | leading = | drivers = | coupled = | trailing = | tender total = | tendertruck = | tenderbogie = | wheelbasewithtender = 20320 mm | wheelspacing = | length = | over buffers = 23750 mm | over headstocks = | width = | height = 4.550 m | frametype = | axleload = 20.1 t | leadingbogie/pony= | coupled all = | coupled 1 = | coupled 2 = | coupled 3 = | trail bogie/pony= | tenderbogieload = | tenderaxle = | weightondrivers = 60.3 t | emptyweight = 103.9 t | serviceweight = 113.5 t | locoweight = | tenderweight = | locotenderweight = | tendertype = 22 T 32 (22 T 30) | fueltype = Coal | fuelcap = 10.0 t | watercap = 32 or | tendercap = | sandcap = | fireboxtype = | firearea = 4.41 m2 | boiler = | boilertype = | pitch = 3100 mm | diameterinside = | lengthinside = 5800 mm | smalltubediameter= 54 mm, 129 off | largetubediameter= 143 mm, 43 off | boilerpressure = 16 bar | safetyvalvetype = | feedwaterheater = | totalsurface = 237.56 m2 | tubearea = 115.18 m2 | archarea = | fluearea = 105.38 m2 | tubesandflues = | fireboxarea = 17.0 m2 | superheatertype = | superheaterarea = 100.0 m2 | cylindercount = Four (compound): two high-pressure (HP) inside, two low-pressure (LP) outside | hpcylindersize = 460 x | lpcylindersize = 720 x | cylinderpressure = | valvegear = Walschaerts (Heusinger) | valvetype = | valvetravel = | valvelap = | valvelead = | transmission = | trainheating = Steam | locobrakes = Knorr single-chamber, compressed air brakes, operating on front of all coupled wheels | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | coupling = | maxspeed = | indicatedpower = 2300 PS | poweroutput = | tractiveeffort = | factorofadhesion = | operator = | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = DRG 02 001 to 02 010 | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = Rebuilt to DRG Class 01 (1937–1942) | notes = The German DRG Class 02 (Baureihe 02 or BR 02) engines were standard (Einheitslokomotiven) express train locomotives with the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. Number 02 001 was the first Einheitsdampflokomotive in the DRG to be completed.
In procuring a standard express train steam locomotive, the Deutsche Reichsbahn carried out a comparison between a superheated two-cylinder type (the DRG Class 01) and a four-cylinder compound locomotive (the Class 02). Ten examples of each type were built from 1925, and the Class 02 vehicles were given operating numbers 02 001 – 02 010. The first eight engines were manufactured in 1925 by the firm of Henschel, two more were built in 1926 by Maffei.
Because the Class 02 steam engines were badly designed, the compound engine could only produce a high level of power at speeds of over 70 km/h. In addition, below 100 PSi its steam consumption was higher than that of the Class 01.
Compared with the Class 01s, these engines had a complicated, and therefore maintenance-intensive, drive; as a result no more were ordered. From 1937 to 1942 the vehicles were successively converted to two-cylinder simple operation and regrouped as Class 01s with the new numbers 01 011 and 01 233 to 01 241.
The first eight engines were equipped with 2'2' T 30 tenders; the other two with 2'2 T 32 tenders. Later on, the second tender was coupled to all of the first eight engines as well.
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