KriegslokBR52
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My personal favorite, as my nick implies-BR52 war locomotive which was built in thousands during WWII for the eastern front by Invading German war machine. My version is the Polish National Railways classified as Ty2: https://www.parowozowniawolsztyn.pl/ty2/
As with a lot of idiosyncrasies of any war, the locomotives which were meant to conquer vast portions of Russia did not serve german army for long. Instead after the war well over a thousand of them (1407 total on polish roster), had contributed in rebuilding my war torn country (as well as most of Eastern Europe), serving in it for almost five decades. I was fortunate to see these beautifull and well proportioned decapods in regular main line service, including in my home town. My favorite diesel would have to be the Baldwin Centipede brutes, something which i will never get to see. Not mentioned in the title i don't know why-electric locomotives. One of my favorite electrics is the awesome industrial looking E33:
Twelve of these were built in 1956-57 for Virginian Railway and classified EL-C. These rectifier motors served well but their lives were cut short do to politics on their last owner-Conrail. Build in the 1950s they have some semi streamlined features, like a mini cow catcher, sloped front and rear walls, rounded piece where the number boards are placed and rounded roof overhangs, all in a seemingly square brick road switcher styling. This particular model i build while in the service in the 90s.
As with a lot of idiosyncrasies of any war, the locomotives which were meant to conquer vast portions of Russia did not serve german army for long. Instead after the war well over a thousand of them (1407 total on polish roster), had contributed in rebuilding my war torn country (as well as most of Eastern Europe), serving in it for almost five decades. I was fortunate to see these beautifull and well proportioned decapods in regular main line service, including in my home town. My favorite diesel would have to be the Baldwin Centipede brutes, something which i will never get to see. Not mentioned in the title i don't know why-electric locomotives. One of my favorite electrics is the awesome industrial looking E33:
Twelve of these were built in 1956-57 for Virginian Railway and classified EL-C. These rectifier motors served well but their lives were cut short do to politics on their last owner-Conrail. Build in the 1950s they have some semi streamlined features, like a mini cow catcher, sloped front and rear walls, rounded piece where the number boards are placed and rounded roof overhangs, all in a seemingly square brick road switcher styling. This particular model i build while in the service in the 90s.