Chris the coal.
Eight Cylinder Steam Loco. DRG 19 1001.
Built by Henschel in 1941. Each axle is driven by a V2 steam motor, with 11.8" bore and stroke. Pressure was 290 psi.
Driving wheels 4' 1 1/4". Speed claimed 116 mph.
In October 1944 19.1001 was seriously damaged during an air raid on Hamburg. It was moved to RAW Braunschweig and stayed there until the end of the war. In August 1945 the locomotive was brought back to Henschel repaired and after one test run between Kassel and Wabern was shipped to the USA in October 1945. It was sent to Fort Monroe in Virginia for testing and inspection and in 1950 was moved to Fort Eustis in Virginia and scrapped there in 1952.
Not my photo.
Eight Cylinder Steam Loco. DRG 19 1001.
Built by Henschel in 1941. Each axle is driven by a V2 steam motor, with 11.8" bore and stroke. Pressure was 290 psi.
Driving wheels 4' 1 1/4". Speed claimed 116 mph.
In October 1944 19.1001 was seriously damaged during an air raid on Hamburg. It was moved to RAW Braunschweig and stayed there until the end of the war. In August 1945 the locomotive was brought back to Henschel repaired and after one test run between Kassel and Wabern was shipped to the USA in October 1945. It was sent to Fort Monroe in Virginia for testing and inspection and in 1950 was moved to Fort Eustis in Virginia and scrapped there in 1952.
Not my photo.