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VSM - Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschap collection in Beekbergen NL. A quick stop along the way to have a look to the depot on 03/04/2025. 44-1593 belongs to Class 44 DRG Locomotives. The Class 44 was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tonnes (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) on the routes through Germany's hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tonnes (590 long tons; 660 short tons) on steep inclines. They were numbered 44 001-44 1989. The first 10 examples were built in 1926. Not until 1937 were further 44s procured, because by then the rising demands of rail transportation could be better met with a triple-cylinder configuration. From 1926 to 1949, a total of 1,989 locomotives were manufactured. During the Second World War an austerity variant was built with simplified construction and delivery, known as the Class 44ÜK. 44-1593 was built in 1943. After the end of her career she was sold to a private owner, who sold her on to another owner until she finally ended up at VSM in 1997. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com) - www.allieri.com

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VSM - Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschap collection in Beekbergen NL. A quick stop along the way to have a look to the depot on 03/04/2025. 44-1593 belongs to Class 44 DRG Locomotives. The Class 44 was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tonnes (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) on the routes through Germany's hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tonnes (590 long tons; 660 short tons) on steep inclines. They were numbered 44 001-44 1989. The first 10 examples were built in 1926. Not until 1937 were further 44s procured, because by then the rising demands of rail transportation could be better met with a triple-cylinder configuration. From 1926 to 1949, a total of 1,989 locomotives were manufactured. During the Second World War an austerity variant was built with simplified construction and delivery, known as the Class 44ÜK. 44-1593 was built in 1943. After the end of her career she was sold to a private owner, who sold her on to another owner until she finally ended up at VSM in 1997. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com) - www.allieri.com

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VSM - Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschap collection in Beekbergen NL. A quick stop along the way to have a look to the depot on 03/04/2025. 44-1593 belongs to Class 44 DRG Locomotives. The Class 44 was a ten-coupled, heavy goods train steam locomotive built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn as a standard steam engine class (Einheitsdampflokomotive). Its sub-class was G 56.20 and it had triple cylinders. It was intended for hauling goods trains of up to 1,200 tonnes (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) on the routes through Germany's hilly regions (Mittelgebirge) and up to 600 tonnes (590 long tons; 660 short tons) on steep inclines. They were numbered 44 001-44 1989. The first 10 examples were built in 1926. Not until 1937 were further 44s procured, because by then the rising demands of rail transportation could be better met with a triple-cylinder configuration. From 1926 to 1949, a total of 1,989 locomotives were manufactured. During the Second World War an austerity variant was built with simplified construction and delivery, known as the Class 44ÜK. 44-1593 was built in 1943. After the end of her career she was sold to a private owner, who sold her on to another owner until she finally ended up at VSM in 1997. Photo by Guido Allieri (guido@allieri.com) - www.allieri.com

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VSM 44 1593 Beekbergen 03.09.2006 Photo: Jos Straathof