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From 1939 the series 50 were the standard class for freight-trains in Germany together with the havier series 44. Over 3000 were build. More than half of them were rebuild in Eastern Germany into series 50.35-37 with new boilers. The last 50.35-37 left active service in 1988. This engine started as 50 307 and was reconstructed in 1959. In 1995 she came to the VSM-line. In 2012 the engine was build back into the situation as she was delivered in 1940. It got her old number 50 307.
Technical details
| Series | 50 |
| Set-up | 1'E (2-10-0) |
| Length | 22940 mm |
| Diameter driving wheels | 1400 mm |
| Weight full | 146 ton |
| Overheated area | 69 m2 |
| Grate area | 4 m2 |
| Gear | Heusinger |
| Cilinders | 2: 600x660 mm |
| Fuel capacity | coal |
| Water capacity | 30 m3 |
| Power | 1625 pki |
| Remarks | The development of this class started in 1937 as a replacement for the old freight-train engines in Germany. From this series special simplified versions were derived during the war. After the war many were converted in Eastern Germany (rebuild). |
History
| Date | Event | Owner | Series | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Build for | Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft | 50 | / 50 307 |
| 1945 | Take over by | Deutsche Reichsbahn | 50 | / 50 307 |
| 1959 | Rebuild by | Deutsche Reichsbahn | 5035 | / 50 3564 |
| 1995 | Sold to | Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij | 5035 | / 50 3564 |
| 2012 | Renumbered by | Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij | 50 | / 50 307 |
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