Record Name | Ans_05373-0282-FL |
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Photographer | Unbekannt |
Dating | 1900-1910 |
Caption | Two-cylinder wet steam express locomotive. First 10 units, built in 1903-1904, delivered in 1908 Another 10, slightly modified units delivered in 1908. Soon, i.e. as early as 1914, both series were converted to hot steam operation. After the North Eastern was absorbed into the L.N.E.R. in 1923, the star of these locomotives began to decline as much more powerful locomotives were newly built. It was intended to withdraw these locomotives from service around 1937/38, but the looming threat of war saved this now C6-named locomotive series a few years: demolition then took place in 1943-1948. |
Caption (German) | Zweizylinder-Nassdampf-Expresslokomotive. Erste 10 Exemplare, Baujahre 1903-1904, 1908 Auslieferung 10 weitere, leicht modifizierte Exemplare 1908 ausgeliefert. Schon bald, d.h. bereits ab 1914, wurden beide Serien auf Heissdampfbetrieb umgerüstet. Nachdem die North Eastern 1923 in der L.N.E.R. aufgegangen war, begann der Stern dieser Maschinen zu sinken, da wesentlich leistungsfähigere Maschinen neu gebaut wurden. Es war beabsichtigt, diese Loks etwa 1937/38 aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen, doch die sich abzeichnende Kriegsgefahr rettete dieser nun C6 genannten Lokserie einige Jahre: der Abbruch erfolgte dann in den Jahren 1943-1948 |
Physical description | Fotografie : Silbergelatine-Abzug |
Format | Spezialmass |
Special size | 20,7 x 32,3 cm |
Colour | schwarz/weiss |
Orientation | Querformat |
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License | Public Domain Mark |
Copyright notice | ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05373-0282-FL / Public Domain Mark |
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