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After her life on the national railroad companies this engines went to the mining industrie. She worked on the Zeche Königsborn 3/4, Bönen-Altenbögge of the Klöckner Bergbau AG. Afterwards this became Rurhkohle AG. In 1975 the engine was bought by Peter Beet for the Museum Steamtown in Carnforth. From 1980 the enige worked on the Nene Valley Railway. In 1998 it was bought by the Süddeutsche Eisenbahnmuseum in Heilbronn.
Technical details
| Series | 80 |
| Set-up | Ct (0-6-0) |
| Length | 9670 mm |
| Diameter driving wheels | 1100 mm |
| Weight full | 54 ton |
| Overheated area | 26 m2 |
| Grate area | 2 m2 |
| Gear | Heusinger |
| Cilinders | 2: 450x550 mm |
| Fuel capacity | coal: 2 ton |
| Water capacity | 5 m3 |
| Power | 423 kWi |
| Remarks | The Class 80 tank engines were German standard locomotives (Einheitsloks) with the Deutsche Reichsbahn. They were intended for shunting duties. |
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