On this day, the partially refurbished 2-8-2 steam locomotive 141 R # 73, which had been stored here in the shed for many years, was loaded onto flat cars at the Winterthur depot for rail transpor... (more)

Frame, cylinder block and driving wheels of 2-8-2 steamlocomotive 141 R # 73, built in 1945 by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima/Ohio/USA, for the french SNCF. Privately owned and stabled for about 20... (more)

This large boiler with a weight of approx. 25 tons was built in Lima/Ohio/USA in 1945. It belongs to the 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotve 141 R # 73, which was delivered to the french SNCF and nearly... (more)

At the Winterthur locomotive depot, a "Toggenburger" truck-mounted crane is used to lift the approx. 25-ton boiler off the chassis of steam locomotive 141 R # 73. The 2-8-2 "Mikado&... (more)