(Quarter III/2024)
Steam locomotive 23 102 of the German Federal Railways.
Update!
■ For the first time with Next18 interface and LED headlight
■ Epoch III version
■ Movable Heusinger control
When the Federal Republic of Germany started to procure new steam locomotives again after the war, the designs submitted by four locomotive factories included the one for the new Class 23. Based on the two standard locomotives of the same class from 1941, it was again decided to use the 1'C1' axle arrangement, but in favour of a contemporary welded construction.
The Henschel company in Kassel had already received the order to prepare the construction drawings in September 1949 and delivered the first series of 15 machines in 1950. In addition to heavy passenger and light express train services, it was also used for freight transport. It was approved for 110 km/h and had an output of 1,314 kW. Of the total of 105 locomotives produced until 1959, 23 102 was one of the last steam locomotives to be put into service by the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
