LBE Nos. 1 to 3
| LBE 1–3 DRG Class 60 |
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|---|---|
| Number(s) | DRG 60 001–003 |
| Quantity | 3 |
| Manufacturer | Henschel |
| Year(s) of manufacture | 1936–1937 |
| Retired | 1962 |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-4-2T |
| Axle arrangement | 1'B1' h2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length over buffers | 12.38 m (40.6 ft) |
| Service weight | 69.0 t (67.9 long tons; 76.1 short tons) |
| Adhesive weight | 36.5 t (35.9 long tons; 40.2 short tons) |
| Axle load | 18.3 t (18.0 long tons; 20.2 short tons) |
| Top speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Driving wheel diameter | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Trailing wheel diameter | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Cylinder bore | 660 mm (26 in) |
| Piston stroke | 400 mm (16 in) |
| Boiler Overpressure | 16 bar (230 psi) |
| Grate area | 1.40 m2 (15.1 sq ft) |
| Superheater area | 26 m2 (280 sq ft) |
| Evaporative heating area | 75.36 m2 (811.2 sq ft) |
| Locomotive brakes | Compressed-air brake |
Locomotive numbers 1 to 3 on the Lübeck-Büchen railway (Lübeck-Büchener Eisenbahn or LBE) in Germany were streamlined tank locomotives. The locomotives had a 2-4-2T wheel arrangement, a two-cylinder, superheated engine and were capable of push-pull operations. In order to ensure a symmetrical running gear, both carrying axles were built as Bissel bogies, which were fitted with return devices for improved running.
In order to run faster passenger train services between Hamburg and Lübeck, the LBE ordered the construction of three engines in 1935 from the locomotive works of Henschel in Kassel. At the same time, the coach building firms of WUMAG in Görlitz and Linke-Hofmann in Breslau were tasked to manufacture the double-decker coaches to go with the locomotives.
Locomotives LBE 1 and 2 were delivered in 1936; LBE 3, which with its larger water tank and boiler appeared somewhat heavier, followed one year later. The engines had a top speed of 120 km/h and were used in push-pull services. Due to their appearance and grey livery they were soon nicknamed "Micky Mouse".
On the nationalisation of the LBE on 1 January 1938 the locomotives were incorporated into the Reichsbahn's numbering scheme as DRG Class 60 with numbers 60 001 to 60 003 and homed in Lübeck locomotive depot (Bahnbetriebswerk) in Reichsbahndirektion Schwerin. Nevertheless, their duties did not change until the outbreak of war in 1939. Then express services were withdrawn and the three engines were to be retired.
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