Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for DR (DRB) No. 52.8087-0 (52.2455), a 2-10-0 located in Battenburg, Hessen. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Mar 17, 2023 @ 09:03:09 by Dale W Fickés
In the private collection of Family Viessmann (NOT Kiessmann!)

Posted: Mar 17, 2023 @ 07:03:29 by Dale W Fickés
Delivery to DRB (NOT DRG which it succeeded) Deutsche Reichsbahn as No. 52 2455 that was, in 07/1945 directed by the OBL-USZ - General operations management of the US zone, Frankfurt (Main) - [American Occupied Zone Railway Administration] but in 1945 joined the Soviet sector based DR - Deutsche Reichsbahn in the newly created East Germany. In 1963 it was called into Raw Stendal for reconstruction with a combustion chamber boiler (SKL Magdeburg 31437/1963) and other modifications, emerging as No. 52 8087. It was computerised in 1970 as No. 52 8087-0, then renumbered again following the unification merger with DB in 1991, becoming from 01/1992 No. 052 087-4 and running until the end of 1992, but not withdrawn until 1995 when it was purchased privately by Lothar Kaminski as No. 52 8087-0. In 1996 it was on loan to the SDN - Schwaben-Dampf e. V., at Bf Neuoffingen, Offingen as No. 52 8087 bearing the NVR number: 90 80 0051 087-9 D-SDN]; then in.2012 privately to Battenberg, Germany as No. 52 8087-0, followed in 05/2013 to 10/2018 in storage at WESO-Aurorahütte GmbH, Gladenbach, Germany in a private vehicle collection near Battenberg in 2018.

Posted: Oct 28, 2021 @ 11:10:52 by ronaldFERGUSON
Display on 15 September 2003 Neu Offingen

Posted: May 1, 2008 @ 13:05:03 by Phil Horton
Ex DR rebuilt Kriegslok 2-10-0 no 52.8087(unrebuilt no. 52.2455) at Tubingen during the Steam Festival there at Easter 1998


DR (DRB) 2-10-0 No. 52.8087-0 (52.2455) Battenburg, Hessen, Germany	Location: Viessmann family Status: Display