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The 2'C1'h3 steam locomotive 01 1102 was built in 1940 by Schwartzkopff with a streamline shell. In the fifties, the DB removed the streamlining, built in a new boiler and converted the locomotive to oil-firing. It was put out of service in 1975 and sold to the city of Bebra. In 1995, financed by the privetely-owned company K&K, the engine was overhauled by the DBAG works in Meiningen, and the streamlining was reconstructed after the old plans. Painted in dark blue, the locomotive hauls excursion trains again since 2nd March 1996. This photo was taken on 3rd March 1996, when the 01 1102 pulled a special train from Bebra to Braunschweig, just after the train arrived in Braunschweig Hbf. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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The 01 1102 in its glossy dark blue paint certainly looks best in full sun, such as here, just rolling off the transfer table in the old maintenance works in Braunschweig, where it was exhibited on Sunday, 10th March 1996. The locomotive was under steam the entire day and rolled back and forth on the transfer table from time to time, as the photographers were forming a semi-circle in a respectful distance around it. On the left you can see an end of the 221 135-7 which was shown too. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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The 01 1102 ready for departure with a special train to Hannover, in the central station of Braunschweig, Sunday 10 March 1996, at 8:20 in the morning. The first coaches of the train are former Am 202 first class compartment coaches of the DB, now owned by the FEK (Freundeskreis Eisenbahn Köln). Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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Front view of the 01 1102. As you can see, the crew cannot see what's directly in front of the locomotive. Here it is shown without the upper headlight. Originally it only had two headlights, but today all trains must have three lights in the night, so a construction was found which looks a bit awkward but is removable without a trace. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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Another view of the streamlined steam locomotive 01 1102, from behind. The tender shows the heralds of K&K (the company which financed the overhaul and earns the profits of the special trains) and Bebra (the city which still owns the locomotive). Here you can see that the sliding roof of the original coal tender was reconstructed for its appearance, even though it's not functional on an oil tender. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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The inscriptions on the tender of the 01 1102 show that this locomotive is owned by the city of Bebra and operated by K&K, the company of Johannes Klings who initiated and financed the rebuilding of this locomotive. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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Detail of the streamlined steam locomotive 01 1102, from the left side. Some streamlined 01.10s had a shell that went almost down to the rails, hiding the side rods completely, but it was decided to rebuild the half-open version. When they were built, the locomotives of this type had no third (upper) headlight; the protruding light that was added to the 01 1102 now looks a little strange. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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Streamlined oil tender of the 01 1102 seen from behind. As the small inscriptions would disturb the appearance if written on the side, they are all on the rear of the tender. Inside the doors that you see between the lower lights, there are pipes for a second tender (for long runs). Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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The driver wheels of the 01 1102 are red like those of all German steam locomotives. It was decided to use a half-open streamline shell which was introduced after the original shell (which covered the wheels and side rods) resulted in a number of problems. The wheels and rods are still original, much of the rest of the locomotive has been changed over the years. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)

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The 01 1102, newly overhauled streamlined steam locomotive, with its special train entering Braunschweig Hbf on the 2nd March 1996. Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)