Steam locomotive 56 2009 (Prussian G 8.2) of the railway company of
the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn).
■ Design with EDP number
■ Locomotive tender close coupling
The prototype was first delivered in 1919. Its output was 1,023 kW
(1,390 HP), and it weighed 120.4 tonnes. Its maximum speed was 65
km/h. A total of 850 locomotives were built. They generally hauled
freight trains.
These engines were operated by DRG until the beginning of the
1970s. When the renumbering plan was issued in 1970, they were
given EDVA numbers. The locomotives retained their company numbers,
to which only the control digit was added.
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