DR 85 007
DR 85 007 stands as a preserved steam locomotive in Freiburg im Breisgau, at the edge of the Black Forest. Henschel built it in the early 1930s for service on the Höllentalbahn. The steep railway carried passenger and goods trains through the Black Forest, where this locomotive helped end rack railway operations by 1933. Its superheated steam system supported demanding work on the route. The running gear drew on Class 44 designs, while the boiler resembled equipment from Class 62.
Freiburg remained its main railway home for almost its entire working life, apart from a short wartime period. It continued hauling trains through the Black Forest until 1961, when electrification ended steam operations on the line. After retirement, the locomotive became a monument in Freiburg and remains preserved by the Bahn-Sozialwerk-Gruppe. Its solid form connects the city with the Höllentalbahn, where steep gradients once shaped the work of every train.
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