The Munich Steam Locomotive Company (''Dampflok-Gesellschaft München'' or DGM) is charitable society based in

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, Germany, whose aim is to preserve the oil-fired steam locomotive, number 41 018, as an operational locomotive.

Society

The society was founded in 1976 and was originally called the ''Interessengemeinschaft 41 018. e.V.'' ('41 018 Interest Group') as the

DRG Class 41 The German Class 41 steam locomotives were standard goods train engines ('' Einheitslokomotiven'') operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB) and built from 1937 to 1941. History In the search for a new, fast, goods train locomotive, the Deu ...

steam locomotive, no. 41 018, was purchased. This steam engine is registered as a technological monument in the state of

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, Germany. The society has 11 members who are joint owners of the locomotives and who have succeeded in keeping and operating locomotive 41 018 for more than 30 years. The steam engine is homed at the

Augsburg Railway Park The Augsburg Railway Park (''Bahnpark Augsburg'') is a railway museum in Augsburg on part of the former Augsburg locomotive shed owned by the Deutsche Bahn. Following reconstruction work, the park officially reopened on 13 April 2009. In the futu ...

where the necessary work is also carried out.

Locomotives

German light diesel locomotive Köf II 6311

The following locomotives are owned by the DGM and stored at the

: *Steam locomotive, no. 41 018, since 1976 − operational − oil-fired *Steam locomotive, no. 41 364, since 1983 − rolling *Steam locomotive, no. 44 606, since 2003 − rolling * Köf II, no. 63 11, used for shunting duties

Purchase of 41 018

No. 042 018-2 was bought, because she was the best of the 29 surviving Class 41s, having only had an ''L2/H2.8'' overhaul in 1975. She had completed just die 66,000 kilometer since her overhaul and could therefore continue to be worked for a long time, both in terms of distance and time.

Events

Special steam trains are hauled by 41 018 in cooperation with other organisations.

External links

Munich Steam Locomotive Company website (German)Augsburg Railway Park (German)Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde - a sister German railway society (German)
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