Steam locomotive 011 062 of the German Federal Railway.
Drive on three axles of the tender and via cardan shaft on all
three locomotive driving axles.
■ Design features white wheel tyres
■ Finely-detailed model with refurbished boiler
■ Fine metal wheelsets
■ With set of etched signs included
■ Retrofittable smoke generator
These former stars of the DRG were generally left in an appalling
state following the Second World War – above all in the area of the
streamlining cowling. The initial plan was to withdraw them from
service. However, a major lack of locomotives meant that the
decision was made to refurbish all existing engines. Within the
scope of an L4, the remains of the streamlining cowling were
removed.
The 01 1062 locomotive put into service in 1940 received its new
boiler in 1954. It was renamed as 011 062-7 in 1968, when EDP
numbers were introduced. The final years before it was
decommissioned, this locomotive was assigned to the Rheine depot,
from where it was retired from service in 1973 whilst remaining
particularly well-cared for.
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