The Class 80tank engines were German standard locomotives (Einheitsloks) with the
Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were intended to replace the aging, rickety state railway line engines performing
shunting duties in their dotage at large stations.
History
Between 1927 and 1928, 39 vehicles were produced, having been built in the locomotive factories of Jung in Jungenthal,
Union Gießerei in
Königsberg, Wolf and Hohenzollern. With the development of the Class 80, a relatively economical and simple locomotive class, it was hoped that the cost of shunting duties would come down.
After they had been on duty, prior to the
Second World War, primarily in the area of
Leipzig (including the shunting of post vans) and
Cologne, 22 units went into the
DR in
East Germany, post-1945, and 17 to the
Deutsche Bundesbahn. They were in service with the DR until 1968.
In the Federal Republic of Germany, the last Bundesbahn engine was taken out of service in 1965. Several examples survived in the
Ruhrgebiet until 1977 as industrial locomotives with the
Ruhrkohle AG.
Preserved Locomotives
80 039 with its Hamm Museum Railway train near Uentrop
A total of seven locomotives of this class have been preserved:
80 009 belongs to a private owner, Peter Haschke, and stands in his garden.
80 036 of the Dutch Steam Locomotive Union
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij is currently undergoing a major overhaul and will be back in service for heritage trips.
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