| Freight Locomotive with Tender.
German Federal Railroad (DB) class 055. Former Prussian G 8.1 as it appeared in the 1970s.
This locomotive is also included in train set märklin 26833 with loc no 055 848-6
Source: www.maerklin.de
The indestructible class 55 experienced the changeover to Era IV in Germany with around 200 units still on the roster. The German Federal Railroads (DB) approximately 50 units were reclassified with the computer number 055 until they were retired in 1973. Of the former Prussian armada, at one time 5,000 class G 8.1 locomotives, only 3 museum pieces still remain in in Bochum, Speyer and Darmstadt. |
