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The ashes from which the Phoenix (or should I say Eagle) rose


Ian Morgan
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A disasterous fire in October 2005 raged through the Nürnberg railway museum engine shed that housed 24 historic locomotives. One of these was Adler (Eagle). This was a replica the first steam locomotive to run in Germany, built by the Robert Stephenson Company in 1835. The original was scrapped in 1855, but this replica was built in 1935 to mark the centenary of original.

 

Two years, and a million euro later, Adler was rebuilt, reportedly even more accurately reproducing the original than the 1935 build, and ready to run again.

 

This contemporary news film has just appeared on Youtube showing the destruction of the fire, and what would be involved in the reconstruction of Adler.

 

 

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The steam locos have been restored, but non-operational (except 01 150). All the diesels, electrics (except E75 09) and rolling stock scrapped. 

 

86 457 - Heilbronn

45 010 - Nuremberg

23 105 - Heilbronn

50 622 - Nuremberg

01 150 - Hanau (was operational but needs new tyres and boiler overhaul) 

89 801 - Koblenz

E75 09 - actually E75 59, now at Nuremberg

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