Here a small glimpse into Dampflokwerk Meiningen. It is one of the few facilities over here that can re-manufacture and even re-build steam engines. It has it´s origins in the Reichbahn Ausbesserungs Werk RAW. Me being a trained machinist, I find it fascinating to see all the huge tool machines, some 100 years old, in working order.
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Great photos. It looks like they may cast parts there as well. I’d love to see photos of that process.
Rebuilding of a Baureihe 64 in Meiningen.
Eine Dampflok entsteht: Erneuerung der Tender-Dampflokomotive 64 491
The machine ia available from Trumpeter in 1/35 scale.
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Awesome facility! The steam tramway museum overhere has so great knowledge of steam engines (replacing steam pipes, even for the national railway museum.) but they can only dream of this facility!
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We can be glad that the East Germans kept the facility running ´til the Wende.
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Meiningen is about 90 km from my place. Problem that there are far too many stupid gazers at the Open House shows.
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Superb post!