Die Dampflokomotive

After World War II, there was a shortage of textbooks for training locomotive drivers. The Reichsbahndirektion Schwerin addressed this issue in an original way: they had instructional letters printed for the students of the locomotive driving school in Güstrow. These letters were also very successful in other Reichsbahndirektionen, leading to them quickly selling out. As a result, all the essays were published again in a single volume in 1949, which is now available as a reprint. The book covers all the technical fundamentals necessary for the examination to become a steam locomotive driver. It starts with technical details and continues with topics such as combustion, fire treatment, and steam knowledge, all the way to the function of the steam engine and the chassis of the locomotive. Numerous illustrations complement the work.