Steam locomotive 241 A 65 from behind. On the tender is the large signet of the Wettstein Kältetechnik company in Gümligen. WWAG has been the locomotive's main sponsor since 1995. It played a major role in its transfer to Switzerland in 1999 and in the ongoing, comprehensive overhaul work. The aim is to preserve the functional steam locomotive for future generations.
After several years of extensive repairs and refurbishment, the former French 4-8-2 express locomotive 241 A 65 of the Dampflok Depot Full (DDF) association successfully completed its acceptance run today. The four-cylinder compound "Mountain" express train locomotive was delivered to ETAT in 1931 by Cie de Fives in Lille/France as 241-001 and was the largest and most powerful steam locomotive in Europe at the time with a total service weight of 200 tons and a maximum output of around 3500 hp. It was taken out of service by the SNCF in 1965 and bought a few years later by the Swiss Armin Glaser and brought to Switzerland. It was initially only restored externally and was only brought into working order in Meiningen/Germany in 1996. On September 1, 1997, the 241 A 65 was put back under steam for the first time in 32 years and has been licensed for Germany and Switzerland ever since. Since September 2008, the locomotive has been stationed in Full-Reuenthal and is operated by the Full Steam Locomotive Depot Association (DDF).
