Roco BR 95 Manuel page 29

The Original
The series 95 steam locomotive was an outstanding pioneering achievement in German locomotive construction. This type of
steam locomotive was the strongest tender locomotive ever procured by the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. In total, 45 exam-
ples of this gigantic 1'E1' locomotive were built. Its nickname „Bergkönigin" was the result of its predominant use on lines such
as the Sonneberg-Probstzella, the Spessartrampe, the Frankenwaldbahn, the Geislinger Steige, the Schiefe Ebene and the Rübe-
landbahn. After the Second World War, 31 locomotives from this series were acquired by Deutsche Bundesbahn. In the 1950s, the
boiler equipment, fittings, pumps, driver's cab, etc. were adapted to the DR requirements in the course of their maintenance and
were thus largely standardised.
Locomotive 95 014 was built in the year 1923 by Borsig and given the factory number 11651 before being housed in the Leipzig
depot. In 1927, it was relocated to the Probstzella depot. Here it found a home on the routes leading through the Thuringian
Forest. This was interrupted by a brief period of operation in the Harz mountains. In 1967, the locomotive was converted for oil
firing. It was also provided with a new boiler. This was required due to the need for increased transportation capacities, and in
particular due to the amount of physical strain being placed on the locomotive stokers. The engine was renamed as 95 0014 when
EDP numbers were introduced. The Eisfeld-Sonneberg railway line was its last area of operation.
In 1980, the proud "Bergkönigin" was decommissioned.
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