Item	Figure
Year build	1952
Manufacturer	Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabriek GmbH
Serial number	11478
Status	At service
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Story

In Germany this engine was one of its class to be equipped for push/pull traffic. It was one of the first engines of the Stoom Stichting Nederland. Between 1977 and 1984 this locomotive ran many main line excursions. In the latter year it lost its boiler certificate and was put into store. For the 150th anniversary of the Dutch Railways in 1989, 23 023 was given a special permit to participate in the locomotive parades. Together with 41 105 it steamed to Utrecht, was the only steam locomotive to participate in all the parades and then returned under its own power to Rotterdam. At the end of 1992 it was decided to send 23 023 for a major overhaul to Meiningen. Between January and October 1993 this overhaul took place, whereupon the locomotive steamed back to Rotterdam at the head of the Thueringen express. In 2019 the engine was put back on service again after an extensive overhaul.

Technical details

Series	23
Set-up	1'C1' (2-6-2)
Length	21325 mm
Diameter driving wheels	1750 mm
Weight full	83 ton
Weight empty	75 ton
Overheated area	74 m2
Grate area	3 m2
Gear	Heusinger
Cilinders	2: 550x660 mm
Fuel capacity	coal: 8 ton
Water capacity	31 m3
Power	1800 pki
Remarks	Class 23 was the last class of steam engines developed for the German federal railways. 105 engines were build in the fifties. They were modern engines and held service until 1975.