Heeresfeldbahnlokomotive Explained

A Heeresfeldbahnlokomotive is the German term for a special wartime locomotive (Kriegslokomotive) for employment on military field railways (Heeresfeldbahnen), railways usually designed to transport military supplies to the front line.

Classes

Germany

Steam locomotives World War I

• Zwilling
• Brigadelokomotive

Steam locomotives World War II

(KDL = Kriegsdampflokomotive)

• HF 70 C (KDL 12)
  • HF 110 C HF 160 D (KDL 11)
• HF 210 E

Diesel locomotives World War II

(KML = Kriegsmotorlokomotive)

• HF 200 D
• HF 130 C (KML 3)
• HF 50 B (KML 4)
• HF 40 B (Industrie class Deutz OMZ 122 F for bridging the gap whilst the HF 50 B was being designed)

Preserved

German Heeresfeldbahnlokomotiven preserved in Germany after the Second World War:

in Germany

Steam locomotives

• HF 70 C (KDL 12)
• HF 110 C (JLKB Nos. 1, 4 and 5): Nicki + Frank S. (Slg. Seidensticker)
• HF 160 D (KDL 11)
• HF 210 E: Aquarius C (Slg. Seidensticker)

Diesel locomotives

• HF 200 D: none
• HF 130 C (KML 3)
• HF 50 B (KML 4)

in Austria

Many Heeresfeldbahnlokomotiven were left in Austria after the war; as a result many of these locomotives were used by Austrian railway companies.

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

Steam locomotives

• ÖBB Class 798 (HF 110 C)
• ÖBB Class 699, 699.1 (HF 160 D)

Diesel locomotives

• ÖBB Class 2092 (HF 130 C)

Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn (SKGLB)

Steam locomotives

• SKGLB 19 (HF 160 D)
• SKGLB 22 (HF 210 E)
• SKGLB 32 (HF 110 C)
• SKGLB 33 (HF 110 C)

Diesel locomotives

• SKGLB D 40 (HF 200 D)

in Poland

Diesel locomotives

• Lx 164 (HF 200 D, Sochaczew narrow gauge museum)

in Namibia

Steam locomotives

• Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn Zwillinge, Number 154A (154B is lost) on a plinth under a shelter outside Windhoek Station.