DR1 (DRB2) 2-10-0 No. 52.8136-9 (52.5996)
Les Hôpitaux-Neufs, France 		Location: Chemin de Fer Touristique Pontarlier - Vallorbe
Status: Operational
Abbreviation Expansion English
1 DR Deutsche Reichsbahn German State Railway
2 DRB Deutsche Reichsbahn German Imperial Railway Company
Posted: May 31, 2022 @ 08:05:58 by Dale W Fickes
This is indeed formerly No. 52 5996 that was delivered to the DRB in 1943 and withoom it lasted for a couple of years before being taken into SBZ Military Administration 1945-1949 before service with the emerging DR in the same identity. Around 1962, as one of the last Rekoloks it was re-boilered and re-numbered as 81 8163 (PLEASE NOTE SEQUENCE OF DIGITS) until being withdrawn in late 1993, after which it kwas sold by the suceeding DB, privately, to the CFTPV in France.