Back In Black II

Yes, after 2 long years she is finally back on track and as beautiful as ever. End of 2011 she went to the Dampflokwerke Meiningen under own power, was then fully stripped down into pieces and fully revisioned. End of October 2013 the technical approval of the type change of the smoke chamber pipe wall and the PZB and GSM-R (Security systems) was done. Then there was a drawback, the return voyage of the BR 01 202 was a double traction with the BR 01 150, sadly though the 01 202 had to cancel the return to Switzerland because of a defect at the adams axle which resulted in a blocked brake, she then had to return to Meiningen to fix the defect.
Then at the 21^st of December 2013 she return successfully to Lyss, in January 2014 she had her first "stand-alone" public service, and the picture above is of her second voyage, today as Bratwurstexpress to St.Gallen.

Some additional informations for the interested:

She is one of four operating DRG Class 01 (stand 2013). Every year there are about 2000 working hours invested to keep her running. She is "worked" by the Verein Pacific 01 202 in Switzerland which is located in Lyss. This loco was last in service with the DB and had Witte smoke deflectors. It has retained its original boiler, but lost the front apron. After its retirement in 1975, the engine was rebuilt over a period of 20 years with great initiative and made operational again. It was given a red livery stripe on the tender at the height of the running plate, which wasn't added after her revision 2011-2013. She is a so called running "museum" locomotive, because as you see her in this picutre, she was never running like that during her service for the DB. She is a DB (Deutsche Bahn AG, since 1994) locomotive with Reichsbahn (Deutsche Reichsbahn, 1920-1945) laterns, DRG (Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft, DRG, 1924-1937) locomotive plate and the smoke chamber central locking is from the DR (Deutsche Reichsbahn, 1945-1993). But in the end you can discuss those facts down to the ground, she is nice to look at and it's always an experience to see, smell and hear her. She isn't a 100% historically correct, but as every piece of enguneering she underwent "modifications". It's the same with some historical reenactment, sometimes you have to make a bit of a compromise.

DRG Class 01
BR 01 202 "Pacific"

Type: First standardised steam express passenger locomotive
Manufacturer: AEG, BMAG, Borsig, Henschel, Hohenzollern, Krupp
Number photo-train: DRG 01 202
Fabrication No. photo-train: 202
Building year photo-train: 1936
Quantity: 231 + 10 former Class 02
Manufacturing years: 1926-1938
Rejection/Retired: 1982
Wheel arrangement US: 4-6-2 "Pacific"
Axle arrangement German: 2’C1
Type: S 36.20
Gauge: 1435 mm
Length over buffers: 23.94 meters
Height: 4.55 meters
Service weight (Loco): 108.9 tons
Service weight (Vehicule): 169 tons
Adhesive weight: 59.2 tons
Axle load: 20.2 tons
Top Speed: 130 kph (forwards) 50 kph (backwards)
Driving wheel diameter: 2000 mm
Leading wheel diameter: 1000 mm
Trailing wheel diameter: 1250 mm
Power: 1'648 kW (2'250 hp)
Valve gear: Walschaerts (Heusinger) with lifting left
Number of cylinders: 2
Cylinder bore: 600 mm
Piston stroke: 660 mm
Boiler Overpressure: 16 bar
Number Heatingtubes: 107
Number Smoketubes: 70
Grate area: 4.32 m2
Superheater area: 85 m2
Tender: 2’2’ T 34
Evaporative heating area: 247.15 m2
Water capacity: 34 m3
Fuel capacity: 10 tons hard coal

Former Operator: Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR), Deutsche Bahn (DB)
Operator (2014): Verein Pacific 01 202
Owner (2014): Verein Pacific 01 202
Home (2014): Lyss, Canton Bern, Switzerland

History of 01 202 „Pacific“
1937 Dresden Altstadt
1944 Ludwigshafen (Rhein)
1945 Würzburg
1945 Frankfurt am Main
1948 Darmstadt
1948 Nürnberg Hbf
1955 Würzburg
1958 Nürnburg Hbf
1959 Bw Hof
1975 z-Stellung rejection, used as Heating-Loco
1975 (Octobre) Arrival in Münsigen start of Mainrevision
1983 Transfer to Thun in multiple parts
1988 Transfer St.Sulpice in one piece (cold)
1995 Bern-Holligen re-Steamed and axle controls
1995 Bahnhoffest Schwarzenburg, Steamtrain Bern-Ins
Niederbottigen, accomodation in Neuchâtel (SBB Depot)
1999 Transfer to the Old-Loco-Remise Lyss
2011 Transfer to Dampflokomotivwerke Meiningen for a full revision
2013 Transfer back to the locomotive remise in Lyss

Location: Egerkingen, Switzerland
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