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Steam Locomotives - Deutsche Bundesbahn: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Explore the best illustrated books on the history and technology of the steam locomotives of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), including newly built and converted locomotives.

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Moderne Dampfloks nach 1945 - Neubau, Reko, Umbau, Generalreparatur
German | Transpress
Edel-Stahl - Analog-Fotografie
German | Transpress
Dampfloks im Wirtschaftswunderland - Die 50er, 60er und 70er Jahre
German | Transpress
Dampfloks der deutschen Museumsbahnen - seit 1966 (Typenkompass)
German | Transpress

Moderne Dampfloks nach 1945 - Neubau, Reko, Umbau, Generalreparatur

After the Second World War, Germany experienced a brief renaissance in the field of steam locomotive construction. Until the early 1960s, both the German Bundesbahn and the German Reichsbahn of the GDR invested in the new development or expensive upgrading of steam locomotives to the most modern standards. Even some West German private railways acquired steam locomotives at this time.

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Pages of the book "Moderne Dampfloks nach 1945 - Neubau, Reko, Umbau, Generalreparatur"

This volume presents a comprehensive presentation of modern German steam locomotive technology after 1945. In a compact overview, the reader learns which vehicles were procured, modernized or reconstructed almost simultaneously in East and West.

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Author:	Lothar Weber
Details:	144 pages, 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.63 in (24.5 x 17.5 x 1.6 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	150 photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2023)
ISBN:	9783613716926

Moderne Dampfloks nach 1945 - Neubau, Reko, Umbau, Generalreparatur

Language: German

Edel-Stahl - Analog-Fotografie

Museum locomotives delight not only passengers, but also photographers along the route. One of the latter is Joachim Kraus, who regularly seeks out the most beautiful photo spots to capture the steam, diesel and electric locomotives. As a fan of classic analogue photography, he makes elaborate hand prints of each of his subjects.

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Pages of the book "Edel-Stahl - Analog-Fotografie"

This illustrated book contains his most beautiful photos, which bring us back to numerous museum locomotives in Germany and the Czech Republic, some of which have not been in use for quite some time. This unique combination offers one thing above all: pure nostalgia.

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Author:	Joachim Kraus
Details:	160 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	130 b&w photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783613715820

Edel-Stahl - Analog-Fotografie

Language: German

Dampfloks im Wirtschaftswunderland - Die 50er, 60er und 70er Jahre

Those were the days when the elegant 01s found their last refuge in Upper Franconia, coal and steel trains were transported through the Ruhr region by steam, and the sound of the three-cylinder 44s roared through the valleys in the Weserbergland every day.
But in 1977, the German Bundesbahn (DB) irrevocably stopped using steam locomotives on a regular basis. With the conclusion of this final chapter of a glorious history, an era came to an end in the former Federal Republic of Germany.

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Pages of the book "Dampfloks im Wirtschaftswunderland - Die 50er, 60er und 70er Jahre"

This illustrated book by Andrew Fox celebrates the last decades of steam traction in West Germany.

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Author:	Andrew Fox
Details:	160 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	220 b&w and color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613715707

Dampfloks im Wirtschaftswunderland - Die 50er, 60er und 70er Jahre

Language: German

Dampfloks der deutschen Museumsbahnen - seit 1966 (Typenkompass)

Since 1988, the steam locomotive has been no longer used to pull scheduled trains on Germany's standard gauge tracks. But steam technology has still not lost any of its fascination. This is ensured by numerous railway associations, which let steam run on weekends in all parts of the Federal Republic.
This "Typenkompass" provides information on all preserved steam locomotives in the tried and tested manner.

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Pages of the book "Dampfloks der deutschen Museumsbahnen - seit 1966"

Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and technical data.

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Author:	Jan Reiners
Details:	128 pages, 8.1 x 5.5 in (20.5 x 14 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	97 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Transpress (D, 2012)
Series:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613714250