Steam locomotive class 86 of the Austrian Federal Railways.
■ All typical ÖBB characteristics such as the whistle
■ Long cut-out water tank in a welded design
■ Unobstructed view through the driver‘s cab windows
■ Smoke generator retrofittable
The steam locomotive class 86 was a standard locomotive with tender
which was built in large quantities by numerous German locomotive
factories for the German Reichsbahn. After the war, some of the
steam locomotives remained in Austria and were used for passenger
and freight transport. The locomotive also hauled heavy ore trains
together with the class 52 - which definitely was her most
spectacular mission! The locomotives had their main bases at the
depots Hieflau, Selzthal, Linz, Bischofshofen, and St. Veit (Glan).
They were scrapped in 1972.
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