After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate heavy oil fired 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "ro... (more)

Driver in the cab of the steamlocomotive 141 R 1244 (2-8-2). The oilfired ex French Railways locomotive is driven on the left hand side, fireman is on the right. Steam pressure is 14,5 bar (210 ps... (more)

After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate heavy oil fired 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "ro... (more)

After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate heavy oil fired 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "ro... (more)

After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "round the Lägern".... (more)

Oilfired Mikado 2-8-2 141 R 1244 under steam for the first time since more then 12 years.

Running gear of the 2-8-2 Mikado 141 R 1244. After more then 12 years or about 4400 days 141 R 1244 was put under steam pressure for the first time again on november 9th 2010. The locomotive was ... (more)

Cab view of the oilfired "Mikado" 141 R 1244 like new or better. The engineer will sit on the left side, because the locomotive was built for the french SNCF. After more then 12 years or about 440... (more)

After more then 12 years or about 4400 days the ex French Railways SNCF steamlocomotive 141 R 1244 was put under steam pressure for the first time again on november 9th 2010. The 2-8-2 "Mikado" wa... (more)

After more then 10 years the heavy rebuilding program for the ex SNCF (French Railways) Mikado 141 R 1244 is nearing completion. The 2-8-2 was built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1946 and belong... (more)

View into the cab (tender not attached) of the Montreal built (1946) ex french Railways Mikado 141 R 1244 (2-8-2), which is under overhaul in the shed of association "Mikado 1244" in Brugg since 1... (more)

Former SNCF-Mikado 2-8-2 141 R 1244 was built in 1946 by Montreal Locomotive Works and came to Switzerland in 1976. Since 1998 the locomotive is undergoing heavy maintenance and will be operationa... (more)