DRG Class 89.0
Encyclopedia
The DRG Class 89.0 was a goods train tank engine
of standard design (see Einheitsdampflokomotive
) built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn
(DRG).
engines, the remaining seven were superheated locomotives. After the Second World War half the machines went to the Polish State Railway (PKP
) and half to the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). The last engine 89 008 was taken out of service in 1968 at Dresden
-Altstadt locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk or Bw) and remains preserved in the Dresden Transport Museum
as a heritage locomotive. Since 1992 the engine has been in the ownership of the Mecklenburg
Railway Friends (Mecklenburgischen Eisenbahnfreunde) in Schwerin
.
Although this engine was never in service with the Deutsche Bundesbahn
, interestingly it is in the DB's transport directory.
model of the Class 89.0 locomotive is the smallest mass-manufactured locomotive model in the world and has been used as the symbol for this model railway gauge.
There has also been a model by the firm of Märklin
for decades in H0 scale. The DB variant of this model has no real prototype, however, because this engine was never in the DB's fleet.
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
of standard design (see Einheitsdampflokomotive
Einheitsdampflokomotive
The German term Einheitsdampflokomotive, sometimes shortened to Einheitslokomotive or Einheitslok, means standard steam locomotive and refers to the steam engines built in Germany after 1925 under the direction of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft...
) built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....
(DRG).
History
It was the smallest standard locomotive in service with the Reichsbahn. Whilst numbers 89 001 - 89 003 were supplied as saturated steamSaturated steam
In thermodynamics, the state of saturation of a fluid indicates that the fluid is at its boiling point temperature. This term can be applied in several ways:*Saturated liquid: fully in the liquid state but is about to vaporize....
engines, the remaining seven were superheated locomotives. After the Second World War half the machines went to the Polish State Railway (PKP
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
) and half to the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). The last engine 89 008 was taken out of service in 1968 at Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-Altstadt locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk or Bw) and remains preserved in the Dresden Transport Museum
Dresden Transport Museum
The 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...
as a heritage locomotive. Since 1992 the engine has been in the ownership of the Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
Railway Friends (Mecklenburgischen Eisenbahnfreunde) in Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
.
Although this engine was never in service with the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB was formed as the state railway of the newly established Federal Republic of Germany on September 7, 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft '...
, interestingly it is in the DB's transport directory.
Model Railway
A Z scaleZ scale
Z scale is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales with a track gauge of . Z scale trains operate on 0-10 volts direct current and offer the same operating characteristics as all other two-rail, direct-current, analog model railways...
model of the Class 89.0 locomotive is the smallest mass-manufactured locomotive model in the world and has been used as the symbol for this model railway gauge.
There has also been a model by the firm of Märklin
Märklin
Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys...
for decades in H0 scale. The DB variant of this model has no real prototype, however, because this engine was never in the DB's fleet.
Literature
Horst J. Obermayer: Taschenbuch Deutsche Dampflokomotiven, Regelspur. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1969; ISBN 3-440-05530-2External links
- Technical drawings and date for the Class 89.0 goods train tank locomotive at dlok.de
- Photos and date for 89 008
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany