44 1085 details on steamloco.info

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One of the many standard class 44 engines build. This engine was retrofitted to oil-firing to minimise the effort for running this locomotive. After active service it was put on display in front of a chocolate factory Stollwerck in Porz-Westhoven. On october 27th 2006 the engine was sold to the VSM.

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DateEventOwnerSeriesIdentification
1942 Build for Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft DRG 44 / 44 1085
1949 Take over by Deutsche Bundesbahn DRG 44 / 44 1085
1968 Renumbered by Deutsche Bundesbahn 43 / 043 085
1979 Sold to Stollwerck DRG 44 / 44 1085
2006 Sold to Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij DRG 44 / 44 1085

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