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DR 01.05 4-6-2 pacific 01 0519-7 at Saalfeld (East Germany)

DR 01.05 4-6-2 pacific 01 0519-7 at Saalfeld (East Germany)

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Caption - Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) 01.05 4-6-2 pacific 01 0519-7 at Saalfeld (East Germany) in September 1976. These modern express passenger locos were rebuilt from pre-war 01 class locos in 1962. The rebuilds included new boilers and considerable modern improvements to the design. The loco pictured was the first to be rebuilt with oil-firing. The rebuilds made these locos the most powerful of the German pacifics.

Country - Germany   Date - 1976   General Photo - 497

Photographer - Lou Johnson

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