When the Federal Republic of Germany returned to purchasing new steam locomotives after the war, the designs submitted by four locomotive factories included that for the new 23 series. Based on the two unit locomotives of the same series from 1941, they decided again for the 1âC1â wheel arrangement, but for a contemporary welding construction.The company Henschel in Kassel had already received the order for the construction drawings in September 1949 and delivered the first series of 15 machines in 1950. In addition to the heavy passenger and light express train service, it was also used in goods traffic. It was approved for 110 km/h and provided 1,314 kW. Of the total of 105 locomotives produced by 1959, the 23 102 was thus one of the last steam locomotives put into service by the Deutsche Bundesbahn.This text is machine translated.
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The locomotive 01 150 delivered Henschel & Sohn in Kassel with factory number 22698 in 1935. She earned her coals initially in hard use on the middle mountain ranges in Hesse and Thuringia â from Bebra. She remained faithful to her Hessian homeland...
The two-cylinder engines of the series 01 are considered the first express train locomotives, which were developed according to the unit construction program The first construction lots were equipped with front wheels of 800 mm diameter and approved for...
In Austria, 113 locomotives of the 52 series remained after the end of the war. The last specimens were retired in 1976 and were among the last steam locomotives on the normal track network of the Austrian Federal Railways.This text is machine translated.