Steam & Excursion > German steam 1967 Part 1

After seeing the postings of German steam in the 1960's-'70's by Greg Scholl and others, I thought I would post some scenes from 1967 when I was stationed in Germany in the U S Army. Part 1 covers a trip I made from Frankfurt to Limburg. At the time (May, 1967) trains on this line were the only remaining ones to have steam power. On a day off, I rode to Limburg and visited the roundhouse there as shown in the following photos.
-JH

1. 50 1432 is backing to the roundhouse at Frankfurt after arriving from Limburg.
2. 50 3009, in fresh boiler paint, rests beside the Limburg roundhouse.
3. An un-numbered 50 class, lettered "Heizlok" stands under a blower on one of the whisker tracks outside the Limburg roundhouse.
It was apparently used to supply steam to the roundhouse.

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4. 65 016, a 2-8-2T on the ash pit track at Limburg. 
5. 65 013 on the ready track provides a rear view of the 65 class.

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Great pictures, interesting the single tub tender in pictures 2 and 5.

Thomas Eckhardt