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56001 to 56079

  • Axle: 1'E
  • Total quantity: 79
  • First year: 1937
  • Manufacturer: Henschel, Krupp, Essligen, BMAG (former Schwartzkopff)

History

In the mid 1930's, TCDD ordered eleven 1'D'1 and twenty 1'E engines from Henschel. The two engine types were to have the same design and indeed had identical boilers and cylinders and were derived from the BR41 that was being manufactured at the time for the DRG. The Turkish Decapods benefited from all the advances of the German railways program of standard engines. Many standard parts are found on the Turkish engine. The main design change relates to the axle load: the 56001 are lighter than the BR41 in order to bring the axle load down from 20T to 18T. The wheels are much smaller too and nearly the same size as another well known 1'E: the BR44.

In the 1937, the 56021 was the first big and modern steam power to reach Turkish rails. It had a well balanced design and good steaming qualities, ideally suited to TCDD operating conditions. The 56001 proved very useful on all kind of traffic. Its is generally reckoned that the 56001 was an excellent engine and the fact is that TCDD used it on some of its best express trains as well as the heaviest freight until there were enough DE24000 to take over.

The first 56000 rolled out of factory in March 1937. This engine is an elder cousin of the DRG BR50, which came out for the first time from the very same factory in March 1939. At first glance, the two engines family relations are obvious. On closer look, the 56001 wider wheel spacing (1,9m) is the most noticeable difference with the BR50 (1,65 m wheel spacing). This wider wheel spacing stems from a longer boiler: the pipe length is 800 mm longer. And of course, the 56001 turns out to be a heavier engine with an axle load of about 18T against 15T for the BR50.

The first order of 24 units in 1937 was soon followed by an additional order of 78 units spread over most of the German manufacturers. The first 1'E received took over the n°56021 following in sequence the 20 older Decapods TCDD already had from the CFOA and the SCP. These old engines were subsequently renumbered in the 56900 series to make way for the new engines delivered in the 1940's. 17 units delivered during World War 2 were diverted to Bulgaria and never went to Turkey. The balance of 6 units was cancelled.

56001 Engine delivery and numbering

BatchTCDD numberQtyManufacturerDelivery
156021 to 5604424Henschel, Krupp1937 / 38
256001 to 5602020Esslingen, BMAG, Krupp1940
356045 to 5607935Henschel, Krupp1940 / 1941
4Delivered to BDZ as 12.01 to 12.1717Henschel, BMAG1940
5cancelled6BMAG---

Manufacturers’ Details

TCCD after 1940TCDD before 1940ManufacturerManuf.NbrManuf. DateDRG nbrBDZ nbr
5600156122Esslingen44071940  
5600256121Esslingen44061940  
5600356120Esslingen44051940  
5600456119Esslingen44041940  
5600556118Esslingen44031940  
5600656117Esslingen44021940  
5600756116Esslingen44011940  
5600856115Esslingen4400194058 2825 
5600956114Esslingen4399194058 2824 
5601056096BMAG112421940  
5601156098BMAG112441940  
5601256099BMAG112451940  
5601356100BMAG112461940  
5601456101BMAG112471940  
5601556092Krupp19731940  
5601656093Krupp19741940  
5601756094Krupp19751940  
5601856095Krupp19761940  
5601956106BMAG11252194058 2811 
5602056107BMAG11253194058 2812 
5602156021Henschel231381937  
5602256022Henschel231391937  
5602356023Henschel236441937  
5602456024Henschel236451937  
5602556025Henschel236461937  
5602656026Henschel236471937  
5602756027Henschel236481937  
5602856028Henschel236491937  
5602956029Henschel236501937  
5603056030Henschel236511937  
5603156031Henschel236521937  
5603256032Henschel236531938  
5603356033Henschel236981938  
5603456034Henschel236991938  
5603556035Krupp17381938  
5603656036Krupp17391938  
5603756037Krupp17401938  
5603856038Krupp17411938  
5603956039Krupp17421938  
5604056040Krupp17431938  
5604156041Krupp17441938  
5604256042Krupp17451938  
5604356043Krupp17461938  
5604456044Krupp17471938  
5604556045Henschel240001940  
5604656091Krupp19721940  
5604756090Krupp19711940  
5604856089Krupp19701940  
5604956088Krupp19691940  
5605056087Krupp19681940  
5605156086Krupp1967194058 2813 
5605256085Krupp1966194058 2814 
5605356084Krupp1965194058 2815 
5605456083Krupp19641940  
5605556051Henschel240061940  
5605656052Henschel240071940  
5605756053Henschel240081940  
5605856058Henschel244491940  
5605956059Henschel244501940  
5606056060Henschel244511940  
5606156061Henschel244521940  
5606256062Henschel244531940  
5606356063Henschel244541940  
5606456064Henschel244551940  
5606556065Henschel244561940  
5606656066Henschel244571940  
5606756067Henschel244581940  
5606856068Henschel244591940  
5606956069Henschel244601940  
5607056070Henschel244611940  
5607156071Henschel244621940  
5607256072Krupp1953194058 2816 
5607356073Krupp1954194058 2817 
5607456074Krupp1955194058 2818 
5607556075Krupp1956194058 2819 
5607656076Krupp1957194058 2820 
5607756077Krupp1958194058 2821 
5607856078Krupp1959194058 2822 
5607956079Krupp1960194058 2823 
Engines delivered to Bulgaria instead ot Turkey or cancelled
TCCD after 1940TCDD before 1940ManufacturerManuf.NbrManuf. DateDRG nbrBDZ nbr
 56046Henschel24001194058 280112.08
 56047Henschel24002194058 280312.10
 56048Henschel24003194058 280412.11
 56049Henschel24004194058 280512.12
 56050Henschel24005194058 280612.13
 56054Henschel240091940 12.04
 56055Henschel244461940 12.05
 56056Henschel244471940 12.06
 56057Henschel244481940 12.07
 56080Krupp19611940 12.01
 56081Krupp19621940 12.02
 56082Krupp19631940 12.03
 56097BMAG11243194058 280212.09
 56102BMAG11248194058 280712.14
 56103BMAG11249194058 280812.15
 56104BMAG11250194058 280912.16
 56105BMAG11251194058 281012.17
 56108BMAG11254Cancelled  
 56109BMAG11255Cancelled  
 56110BMAG11256Cancelled  
 56111BMAG11257Cancelled  
 56112BMAG11258Cancelled  
 56113BMAG11259Cancelled  

Pictures

56015 outside Ankara Depot. 24th February 1956
 56015 outside Ankara Depot. 24th February 1956. Photo Alan Swale
56053 at Narlı station. 16th November 1955
 56053 At Narlı Station. 16th November 1955. Photo Alan Swale
56061 dumped in Mersin, July 1992, Photo Marius Declerck

56061 dumped in Mersin, July 1992, Photo Marius Declerck

Engine main characteristics

This table give the technical characteristics of the 46051 and the 56001. As a reference, it gives also the three German engines that are relatives: BR41, BR44 and BR50. It is interesting to compare to understand the evolution given to each engine.

The similarities between the the 56001 and the 46051 are obvious: viewed from this table, these engines are nearly identical.

Engine
  46051560015608056117BR41BR44BR50
Engine axle type--1'D1'1'E1'E1'E1'D1'1'E1'E
Driving wheel diamm1750145014501450160014001400
Leading bissel wheel diamm8508508508501000850850
Trailing bissel wheel diamm1250   1250
Number of cylinderunit2222232
Cylinder diamm650650650650520550600
Piston strokemm660660660660720660660
Boiler pressurebar16161616161616
Grate surfacem24444,23,894,543,9
first year 1937193719481949193619261939
Boiler pipe lengthm66665,8
Heating surfacem2223,2223,2239,2223,3203,15238177,6
Superheating surfacem2105,75105,7584,4105,872,2210063,7
Overall lengthm    15,2613,813,58
Fixed wheel base lengthm3,83,83,83,83,43,3
Coupled wheel base lengthm5,77,67,67,65,556,86,6
Length between coupled wheelm1,91,91,91,91,851,71,65
Overall wheel basem11,910,310,310,312,059,659,2
Weight emptyT94,7595,995,99710077,4
Weight loadedT104,4105,1108,6106,5109,886,7
Adhesion weightT72,891,191,192,59577,4
Load per driving wheelT18,218,218,218,519,819,815,6
Max speedkm/h10070757080
Tractive effortT19,123,123,123,134,3
Power (HP)HP19001900190019151910
Tender
  46051560015608056117BR41BR44BR50
Tender axle type -----------------2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'2'
Wheel diamm    10001000
Overall lengthm    8,658,45
Wheel base lengthm    5,75,7
Tender water capacitym329292929323426
Tender coal capacityT88811108
Tender weight emptyT26,526,524,82030,226,2
Tender weight loadedT63,563,561,86074,260,8
Engine + tender
  46051560015608056117BR41BR44BR50
Loc + tender length ---------------m22,8622,3622,3622,8523,90522,322,03
Loc + tender wheel basem    19
Loc + tender weightT167,9168,6170,4166,5184147,5

56009 steamup in Sirkeci in 2007

56009 was steamed-up by TCDD in Sirkeci in September 2007. This loco was transfered from it's stabled point in Konya to Haydarpaşa and then across the Bosphorus to Sirkeci. There, it hauled a special train from Sirkeci to Halkalı. All pictures taken by Fehmi Inel, 22 & 23 September 2007

56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel. 56009 in Sirkeci in 2007. Photo Fehmi Inel.

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