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DRG Class 99.73–76

Index DRG Class 99.73–76

The German Class 99.73-76 engines were standard locomotives (Einheitslokomotiven) in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn for Saxony's narrow gauge railways. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Berliner Maschinenbau, Bissel truck, Boiler, Carrying wheel, Chemnitz, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany), Double heading, DR Class 99.77-79, Driving wheel, Einheitsdampflokomotive, Feedwater heater, Fichtelberg railway, Freital, Heberlein brake, Injector, Knorr-Bremse, List of DRG locomotives and railbuses, Narrow-gauge railway, Ore Mountains, Orenstein & Koppel, Potsdam, Radebeul–Radeburg railway, Railway air brake, Richard Hartmann, Saxon VI K, Sächsische Maschinenfabrik, Scharfenberg coupler, Smokebox, Thumer Netz, Track gauge, Vacuum brake, Walschaerts valve gear, War reparations, Weisseritz Valley Railway, Wheelbase, Wilsdruff, Wismut (company), Zittau, Zittau–Oybin/Jonsdorf railway.

  2. 1′E1′ h2t locomotives
  3. 2-10-2T locomotives
  4. 750 mm gauge locomotives
  5. Sächsische Maschinenfabrik locomotives

Berliner Maschinenbau

Berliner Maschinenbau AG was a German manufacturer of locomotives. DRG Class 99.73–76 and Berliner Maschinenbau are Berliner locomotives.

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Bissel truck

A Bissell or Bissel truck (also Bissel bogie or pony truck) is a single-axle bogie which pivots towards the centre of a steam locomotive to enable it to negotiate curves more easily.

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Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Boiler

Carrying wheel

A carrying wheel on a steam locomotive is a wheel that is not driven; i.e., it is uncoupled and can run freely, unlike a coupled or driving wheel.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Carrying wheel

Chemnitz

Chemnitz (from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden.

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Deutsche Reichsbahn

The Deutsche Reichsbahn, also known as the German National Railway, the German State Railway, German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire. DRG Class 99.73–76 and Deutsche Reichsbahn are Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft locomotives.

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Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)

The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR (German Reich Railways) was the operating name of state owned railways in the East Germany, and after German reunification until 1 January 1994.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)

Double heading

In railroad terminology, double heading indicates the use of two locomotives at the front of a train, each operated individually by its own crew.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Double heading

DR Class 99.77-79

The steam locomotives of DR Class 99.77–79 were ordered by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany after the Second World War. DRG Class 99.73–76 and DR Class 99.77-79 are 1′E1′ h2t locomotives, 2-10-2T locomotives, 750 mm gauge locomotives and steam locomotives of Germany.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and DR Class 99.77-79

Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive).

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Driving wheel

Einheitsdampflokomotive

The Einheitsdampflokomotiven ("standard steam locomotives"), sometimes shortened to Einheitslokomotiven or Einheitsloks, were the standardized steam locomotives built in Germany after 1925 under the direction of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. DRG Class 99.73–76 and Einheitsdampflokomotive are Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft locomotives.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Einheitsdampflokomotive

Feedwater heater

A feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Feedwater heater

Fichtelberg railway

The Fichtelberg railway (German: Fichtelbergbahn) is a narrow-gauge railway that leads from the standard-gauge international line at Cranzahl to the ski resort of Oberwiesenthal in the Ore Mountains in eastern Germany.

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Freital

Freital is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Freital

Heberlein brake

A Heberlein brake is a continuous railway brake used in Germany that is applied by means of a mechanical cable.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Heberlein brake

Injector

An injector is a system of ducting and nozzles used to direct the flow of a high-pressure fluid in such a way that a lower pressure fluid is entrained in the jet and carried through a duct to a region of higher pressure.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Injector

Knorr-Bremse

Knorr-Bremse AG is a German manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles that has operated since 1905.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Knorr-Bremse

List of DRG locomotives and railbuses

The railway vehicle classes covered by this list of DRG locomotives and railbuses belonged to the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft or DRG (1924–37) and its successor, the Deutsche Reichsbahn or DRB (post 1937). DRG Class 99.73–76 and list of DRG locomotives and railbuses are Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft locomotives.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and List of DRG locomotives and railbuses

Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Narrow-gauge railway

Ore Mountains

The Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge, Krušné hory) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany.

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Orenstein & Koppel

Orenstein & Koppel (normally abbreviated to "O&K") was a major German engineering company specialising in railway vehicles, escalators, and heavy equipment.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Orenstein & Koppel

Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital and largest city of the German state of Brandenburg.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Potsdam

Radebeul–Radeburg railway

The Radebeul–Radeburg railway, also known as the Lößnitzgrundbahn ("Lössnitz Valley Railway") and locally nicknamed the Lößnitzdackel (Lößnitz Dachshund), is a gauge narrow gauge steam-hauled railway in the outskirts of Dresden, Germany.

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Railway air brake

A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Railway air brake

Richard Hartmann

Richard Hartmann (8 November 1809 – 16 December 1878) was a German engineering manufacturer.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Richard Hartmann

Saxon VI K

The Saxon VI K were a class of 750-mm gauge 0-10-0T locomotives of the Royal Saxon States Railways with a gauge of. DRG Class 99.73–76 and Saxon VI K are Sächsische Maschinenfabrik locomotives.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Saxon VI K

Sächsische Maschinenfabrik

The Sächsische Maschinenfabrik in Chemnitz was one of the most important engineering companies in Saxony in the second half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. DRG Class 99.73–76 and Sächsische Maschinenfabrik are Sächsische Maschinenfabrik locomotives.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Sächsische Maschinenfabrik

Scharfenberg coupler

The Scharfenberg coupler (Scharfenbergkupplung, abbreviated Schaku) is a commonly used type of fully automatic railway coupling.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Scharfenberg coupler

Smokebox

A smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a steam locomotive exhaust system.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Smokebox

Thumer Netz

The Thumer Netz was a narrow gauge railway network in the area around Thum in Saxony, Germany that operated from 1886 until 1975.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Thumer Netz

Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Track gauge

Vacuum brake

The vacuum brake is a braking system employed on trains and introduced in the mid-1860s.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Vacuum brake

Walschaerts valve gear

The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam locomotives, invented by Belgian railway engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Walschaerts valve gear

War reparations

War reparations are compensation payments made after a war by one side to the other.

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Weisseritz Valley Railway

The Weißeritz Valley Railway (Weißeritztalbahn) is a steam operated narrow gauge railway in Saxony, Germany.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Weisseritz Valley Railway

Wheelbase

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Wheelbase

Wilsdruff

Wilsdruff is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany, with 14,444 inhabitants (2020).

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Wilsdruff

Wismut (company)

SAG/SDAG Wismut was a uranium mining company in East Germany during the time of the Cold War.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Wismut (company)

Zittau

Zittau (Žitawa; Žytawa; Żytawa; Žitava; Upper Lusatian dialect: Sitte) is the southeasternmost city in the German state of Saxony, and is located in the district of Görlitz, Germany's easternmost district.

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Zittau

Zittau–Oybin/Jonsdorf railway

The Zittau–Oybin/Jonsdorf railway, or Zittau–Kurort Oybin/Kurort Jonsdorf narrow-gauge railway (German: Schmalspurbahn Zittau–Kurort Oybin/Kurort Jonsdorf), is a narrow-gauge railway system employing steam locomotives and serving the mountain health-spa resorts (German: Kurorte) of Oybin and Jonsdorf in the Zittau Mountains in southeast Saxony (Germany).

See DRG Class 99.73–76 and Zittau–Oybin/Jonsdorf railway

See also

1′E1′ h2t locomotives

2-10-2T locomotives

750 mm gauge locomotives

Sächsische Maschinenfabrik locomotives

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG_Class_99.73–76