DRG Class 62
| Industry | Railway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Products | Steam locomotives |
Template:No footnotes
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = DRG Class 62
| bgcolor = A00
| color = FFF
| image = 62 0015 Drehscheibe Nossener Brücke.jpg
| alt =
| caption = 62 015 at Dresden Altstadt depot, August 2018
| powertype = Steam
| builder = Henschel & Sohn
| serialnumber = 20844–20858
| builddate = 1928–1929
| totalproduction = 15
| whytetype = 4-6-4T
| uicclass = 2′C2′ h2t
| DRGtype = Pt 37.20
| gauge = Template:Track gauge
| leadingdiameter = 850 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
| driverdiameter = 1,750 mm (5 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
| trailingdiameter = 850 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
| wheelspacing =
- 2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) + 1,950 mm (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) + 2,150 mm (7 ft 5⁄8 in) + 2,850 mm (9 ft 4+1⁄4 in) + 1,950 mm (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) + 2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) =
| engine total = 13,300 mm (43 ft 7+5⁄8 in) | over headstocks = 15,840 mm (51 ft 11+5⁄8 in) | over buffers = 17,140 mm (56 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | height = 4,550 mm (14 ft 11+1⁄8 in) | axleload = 20.2 tonnes (19.9 long tons; 22.3 short tons)* | weightondrivers = 60.8[convert: needs unit name]
| emptyweight = [convert: needs a number] | serviceweight = [convert: needs a number] | fueltype = Coal | fuelcap = [convert: needs a number] | watercap = [convert: needs a number] | firearea = [convert: needs a number] | pitch = [convert: needs a number] | lengthinside = [convert: needs a number] | smalltubediameter= [convert: needs a number], 155 off | largetubediameter= [convert: needs a number], 41 off | boilerpressure = [convert: needs a number] | fireboxarea = [convert: needs a number] | tubearea = [convert: needs a number] | fluearea = [convert: needs a number] | totalsurface = [convert: needs a number] | superheaterarea = [convert: needs a number] | cylindercount = Two, outside | cylindersize = [convert: needs a number], stroke included | valvegear = outside Walschaerts valve gear with Kuhn slide | trainheating = Steam | maxspeed = [convert: needs a number] | indicatedpower = [convert: needs a number]
The Class 62 locomotives represented a series of standardised ('Einheitsdampflokomotive') passenger train tank engines operated by Germany's Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG).
Constructed by the company Henschel during the late 1920s, these machines were two-cylinder, superheated steam locomotives. A total of fifteen units were produced. Although their production dates back to 1928, the Deutsche Reichsbahn only incorporated units numbered 62 003 through 62 015 into their roster by 1932. This delay stemmed from the relatively low operational priority assigned to this class and the considerable expense involved. Throughout the 1930s, these engines were allocated to several locomotive depots (Bahnbetriebswerke or Bw), including those at the Düsseldorf marshalling yard, Sassnitz on Rügen island, and Meiningen. Following World War II, eight units remained under the control of the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR), while seven were retained by the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
By 1967, locomotives within East Germany were distributed across multiple depots such as Meiningen, Berlin Ostbahnhof, and Rostock. They also spent brief periods stationed at Wittenberge and Berlin-Lichtenberg facilities. For instance, number 62 007 was stored in Schwerin from April to May of that year without being used operationally. In 1968, these locomotives were consolidated at Frankfurt (Oder) shed, where they serviced routes between Frankfurt (Oder) and Erkner. By early 1970, only numbers 62 007, 62 014, and 62 015 remained active in East Wriezen, operating trains towards Berlin-Lichtenberg. Number 62 007 was withdrawn from service in 1972 but continued functioning as a stationary heating unit until its final retirement in 1973. The sole surviving example, number 62 015, is currently owned by Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) and preserved at the former Dresden-Altstadt depot’s locomotive shed. This engine was employed for heritage train operations up until 1997.
Immediately after World War II, following their transfer to Wuppertal, the Deutsche Bundesbahn stationed its fleet at depots including Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, and Krefeld. By the mid-1950s, all Class 62 locomotives had been withdrawn from active duty within the DB network. The last unit in service was number 62 003; it was retired in Schwerte in 1968 after having served as a training locomotive at the Troisdorf driver school from 1956 until 1966.
See also
Further reading
- Endisch, Dirk: Baureihe 62. Stuttgart: Transpress Verlag, 2002. ISBN 3-613-71199-0.
- Frister, Thomas; Wenzel, Hansjürgen (eds.): Lokporträt Baureihe 62. Eisenbahn-Bildarchiv, Volume 41. Freiburg: EK-Verlag, 2009. ISBN 978-3-88255-380-2.
- Gottwaldt, Alfred B.: "Bilder aus der Geschichte der Baureihe 62". In: Lok-Magazin, Issue 116, Stuttgart: Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, W. Keller & Co., 1982, pp. 362–368. ISSN 0458-1822.
- Hütter-60bis91, pp. 15–17.
- Strüber, Oliver: "Die Außergewöhnliche Baureihe 62 im Porträt". In: Lok-Magazin, Issue 1/2020, Munich: GeraMond Verlag, 2019, pp. 92–103. ISSN 0458-1822.
- Weisbrod-EFA1.3, pp. 17–20, 227.