Die Dreizylinder-Legende: Dampflokstars der Baureihe 01.10 (EK)

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The Class 01.10 steam locomotive enjoys cult status among railway enthusiasts. Originally introduced as streamlined locos, they truly demonstrated their full potential only under the newly formed Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB).

Following World War II, the locomotives presented a sorry sight, but they were soon subjected to extensive overhauls. Equipped firstly with their original boilers and later with new, high-performance boilers, they became the workhorses for heavy express trains across the entire West German rail network. The locomotives, later reclassified as the 011 and 012 series, owe much of their popularity to having been the final steam-powered express locos in service with the DB in 1975, drawing throngs of railfans to the Emsland region to witness them in action. 

This large-format illustrated volume eschews dry statistics, data, and tables; instead, it presents exceptional, atmospheric photographs of these legendary express steam locomotives in regular service, bringing their operational history back to life in an impressive way. The first chapter looks at the early days of these locos in the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft era and the 1950s, with subsequent chapters covering the Kassel and Osnabrück areas, Hamburg and the Marschbahn linking the German mainland with the island of Sylt. There are then chapters on preserved locos and the last few months of service for the class in the Emsland region.

The accompanying text was provided by Frank Lüdecke, an EK-Verlag writer well known for his works on the 01.0–2, 23, and 01.10 locomotive classes. Contains around 160 colour and black & white photographs. German text. Hardback. 160 pages.