The Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (Arnold Jung Locomotive Works) was a locomotive manufacturer, in particular of

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locomotives, in

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, Germany.

History

The firm was founded on 13 February 1885 as Jung & Staimer OHG by

Arnold Jung The Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (Arnold Jung Locomotive Works) was a locomotive manufacturer, in particular of Feldbahn locomotives, in Kirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. History The firm was founded on 13 February 1885 as Jung & Staimer ...

and Christian Staimer. On 3 September 1885 the first locomotive was delivered. In 1913 the company was renamed Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH, Jungenthal. In 1976 locomotive production was stopped in favour of other products such as

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s, transporters,

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, cranes and

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s. Jung built more than 12,000 locomotives. In the 1950s it built 51

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2-6-2 locomotives, including in 1959, number 23 105, the last new steam locomotive supplied to the Deutsche Bundesbahn. Jung also made

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for other uses such as

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s. By the 1950s Jung was also building

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s, such as the 42

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Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class shunters in 1953–56. Production ceased on 30 September 1993 and the factory closed, but the firm continues to exist as Jungenthal Systemtechnik GmbH.

Preserved Locomotives

There are 281 Arnold Jung steam locomotives still extant, according to the list a
Steam Locomotive website

Gallery

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locomotive built by the Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik There is a 5025 steam machine in the "Museo Ferroviario de Santiago de Chile". This machine served in the railway that existed between the Chilean southern towns "Los Sauces" and "Capitan Pastene" (35 km). This railway was begun to be built in 1904 and in 1978 was abandoned.

References

External links

Description of the firm of Jung at www.werkbahn.de
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279 Surviving Arnold Jung Locomotives
Transport in Rhineland-Palatinate Defunct locomotive manufacturers of Germany