The DB Class 82 was a goods train tank locomotive with the

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in Germany, that was built in the period after the

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and was intended for

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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

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and

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in 1950 and 1951 and also by the

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in 1955. Although they were ten-couplers, the 41 engines were also suitable for lines with tight curves such as the

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railway. To improve curve running the first and last axles were fitted with

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s. 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

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and

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as well as on the harbour lines of

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and

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. The 82s could also be seen on normal railway duties on the steep inclines of the

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and in the

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on the

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. Retirement began as early as 1966, the final

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being ''Bw'' Koblenz-Mosel, where the last one was mustered out in 1972 .

Preserved

Locomotive 82 008, the last existing example of its class, has been looked after in ''Bw'' Neumünster since early 2003 by the ''Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunden''.

References

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External links

Class 82 (German)

''Rendsburger Eisenbahnfreunde'' site

Photograph and technical data
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Deployment

Preserved

See also

References

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