DRG H 17 206

DRG H 17 206
H 17 206
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHenschel & Sohn
Serial number20445
Build date1925
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2′C h3v
 • GermanS 35.20
Driver1st coupled axle
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.1,980 mm (6 ft 6 in)
Wheelbase:​
 • Axle spacing
(Asymmetrical)
  • 2,200 mm (7 ft 2+5⁄8 in) +
  • 2,250 mm (7 ft 4+5⁄8 in) +
  • 2,100 mm (6 ft 10+5⁄8 in) +
  • 2,600 mm (8 ft 6+3⁄8 in) =
 • Engine9,150 mm (30 ft 1⁄4 in)
 • Tender
  • 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+7⁄8 in) +
  • 2,000 mm (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in) +
  • 1,800 mm (5 ft 10+7⁄8 in) =
  • 5,600 mm (18 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
 • incl. tender17,470 mm (57 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
Length:
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 • Over headstocks19,900 mm (65 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
 • Over buffers21,200 mm (69 ft 6+5⁄8 in)
Tender typepr. 2′2′ T 31.5
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity7 t (6.9 long tons; 7.7 short tons)
Water cap.31.5 m3 (31,500 L; 6,900 imp gal; 8,300 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area2.56 m2 (27.6 sq ft)
Boiler:
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 • Pitch2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
 • Large tubes83 mm (3+1⁄4 in), 116 off
Boiler pressure
  • HP: 60 bar (61.2 kp/cm2; 870 psi)
  • LP: 14 bar (14.3 kp/cm2; 203 psi)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox20.2 m2 (217 sq ft)
 • Flues117.0 m2 (1,259 sq ft)
 • Total surface137.5 m2 (1,480 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area82.5 m2 (888 sq ft)
CylindersThree: one HP inside, two LP outside
High-pressure cylinder290 mm × 630 mm (11+7⁄16 in × 24+13⁄16 in)
Low-pressure cylinder500 mm × 630 mm (19+11⁄16 in × 24+13⁄16 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Career
OperatorsDeutsche Reichsbahn
NumbersH 17 206
Retired1937
Dispositionrebuilt back to normal S 10.2 in 1938

H 17 206 was a high pressure steam locomotive built in Germany in 1925 by Henschel, on the Schmidt system. Rebuilt from a Prussian S 10.2.

The H 17 206 was not repeated.

References

  • Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1976). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 01–39 (EFA 1.1) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba Buchverlag. pp. 112–114, 253. ISBN 3-87094-081-6.