While in Switzerland this past spring, I picked up an issue of "Eisenbahn Journal" which had an article on streamlined German steam locomotives.
I think an example of one of these is preserved in the railway museum in Nuernberg(Nuremberg).
What particularly caught my eye in the article was a photo of the unique rodless steam locomotive, 19 1001, which used V-mounted pistons on the drivers. The photo shows the lower covers off the streamlined shroud to reveal the drivers and pistons. The experimental locomotive was built by Henschel in 1941. It was taken back to the US as war booty after WWII and presumably scrapped by the early 1950's. It may have been exhibited at the Chicago Rail Fair of 1948. No one knows if it ever ran in the US on a trial basis. I'm sure it was studied.
One of the German-language rail publishers (EK) had a book out on the locomotive in the late 1980's, but it was out of print when I tried to get a copy. Would love to find a copy!
P.S. The US Army also brought back a streamlined German diesel train set as well, which languished at Ft. Eustis, VA until scrapped.

denmeg_hogan@msn.com

I know of at least one web site with some info on that one. Don't know if it can tell you anything you have not already read, but heres the URL:

http://www.pernet.net/~james1/v-8/v-8steam.htm



19 1001
bilburns1313@ameritech.net

>
> What particularly caught my eye in the
> article was a photo of the unique rodless
> steam locomotive, 19 1001, which used
> V-mounted pistons on the drivers. The photo
> shows the lower covers off the streamlined
> shroud to reveal the drivers and pistons.
> The experimental locomotive was built by
> Henschel in 1941.

Photos and specs coming to your mailbox.

Russell Underwood

Jay611@home.com

Dennis,

the book by Horst Troche, "Die Stromlinien-Schnellzuglokomotive 19 1001", published by Eisenbahnkurier (EK) in 1995 (if I remember right, I don't have it at hand right now), has been available for purchase as recent as late last year - my mother got it for me. (I live in Texas, and she in Germany from where I originate.) The engine received bomb damage during WW II and was repaired to operating condition by Henschel after the war for the Americans. She MAY have seen some test running in the US - there is a photo of her from the US where she is standing apparently under steam. She also ended up at Ft. Eustis and was scrapped there in the early fifties. The book author is a student of one of the lead engineers who designed and built this engine.

Cheers, Jochen

JochenTrost@cs.com

Addendum:

The precise book identification is:

Horst Troche
"19 1001 - Die Stromlinien-Schenllzuglokomotive der Deutschen Reichsbahn mit Einzelachsantrieb"
(19 1001 - The streamlined fast passenger train engine of Deutsche Reichsbahn with individually driven axles)
EK-Verlag, Freiburg, Germany 1995
ISBN 3-88255-190-9

Various on-line sellers in Germany are offering to ship this book within about 2 days after order. German sales price in in the order of DM 70.-; expect at least half that in shipping expenses (air mail), making for order of $50 total cost - if they ship into the US in the first place which I haven't checked. Use the search terms "Horst", "Troche", "19", "1001" requiring all at once (put a "+" in front of each if you use Yahoo, AltaVista, NorthernLight, ...) to find many possible sources. Maybe even your local bookseller will get it for you now that you can give them the ISBN number.

As for the late history, the bomb damage occurred in the night raid on Hamburg of October 12-13, 1944, and more raids during the following 10 days or so. After the war, the Railway Shop Batallion had Henschel repair the engine and has driven her while still in Germany. It was exhibited to industry and government together with other engines at Fort Monroe in March 1946 where the photo with signs of steam was taken. A shopping list of the German engines quoted $90,000 for her, the most expensive of all available. In 1947/8, the engine came to Fort Eustis. Various parts have been tested between the Fort Monroe show and the move to Fort Eustis but no test run of the full engine is known of. Returning her to Germany was probably deemed too expensive, order of $15,000. She was cut up in mid 1952.

Cheers, Jochen

JochenTrost@cs.com