Fabbriche di locomotive - Germania: libri illustrati (2/2)

Fotoalbum der Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: Dampflokomotiven

In this sixth and final illustrated book on the Esslingen machine factory, Alexander Weber presents the company's steam locomotive production, which has been the basis of the group since its founding in 1846 and the nucleus of the later L department.
In almost 120 years, this has produced locomotive classics such as the Württemberg classes C and K, the Reichsbahn standard locomotives of the series 44, 50, 64 and others, the last DB steam locomotive series 23 and numerous other designs for domestic and foreign customers.

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Fotoalbum der Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: Triebwagen

This fifth illustrated book on the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen is about railcar production, which always had a special status in Esslingen. These railcars are now considered milestones in railway vehicle production in Germany.
Alexander Weber has once again succeeded in gathering a wealth of background information on the individual vehicles. The main advantage of the book is the unique photographs taken during the production and delivery of the railcars.

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Lokomotiven (1910) - Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Rich. Hartmann AG, Chemnitz

In 1910, the Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Rich. Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft from Chemnitz presented its locomotive program on more than 100 pages in this catalog, which was reprinted 100 years later.

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Maybach-Motoren und Automobile im Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck und der Pfalz

This title includes, beyond the common denominator of Maybach engines, all vehicles powered by them on land, at sea or in the air in or above the designated region. The book itself is designed as a chronological documentation, expanded to include a comprehensive bibliography with additional literature and photo references as well as a detailed index of subjects, places and people.

The trigger for this documentation was that on August 4th/5th 1908 an airship, the Zeppelin airship LZ 4, passed through the region for the first time and thereafter up until 1940 numerous crossings were made by legendary airships. In this respect, there are numerous 100-year anniversaries coming up in the next few years, for which this documentation can serve as a reference work and provide information, including the people involved and the history in the form of balloon flights.

It is also highlighted that the Mannheim-Rheinau-based airship company Schüttte-Lanz delivered numerous military airships, the so-called SL airships, during the First World War, including for operations from the Mannheim-Sandhofen Army Airship Hangar.
Other chapters report on the distribution of high-quality but expensive Maybach automobiles and their owners in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Palatinate between the two world wars, as well as on exhibits of the Maybach brand in museums.

A detailed chapter is devoted to rail traction and Franz Kruckenberg, who has chosen to live in Heidelberg, as the key designer of the legendary rail zeppelin and other rail vehicles.
Finally, an appendix on engines manufactured by Maybach in early 1920 for the equally exclusive MARS motorcycles confirms the wide range of production options available to the Maybach company, including their distribution in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Palatinate at the time.

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