Germany GermanyBautzen - after WW2 part of the new founded rail-district Cottbus and in times of Cold War well-known for the jail for political prisoners, Bautzen was a hot spot of class 52 for a long time. The engines were running in the area between Dresden, Hoyerswerda and Cottbus. More and more substituted by diesel-locomotives steam was reduced to branch-line duties, but a number of locomotives were in service until spring of 1988. The most beautiful lines were Bautzen - Grosspostwitz - Loebau and Bautzen - Baruth. In 1993 the last steam engine was withdrawn from service - it was still used for heating purposes in the depot. Several steam engines survived in museums and collections. Among them are the former heating vehicles 65.1057-2 (a rare 2-8-4T) and 52.8200-9 (reconstructed as last of it's kind in 1967).
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| 65.1057-2 in Loebau (13.12.1983). | 52.8198-5 shunting at Loebau station (20.09.1987). | |
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| 52.8010-2' departure with a long freight train from Bautzen to Bischofwerda (11.10.1987). | At the depot: 52.8198-5 in front of the shed (11.10.1987). | |
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| Waiting for next service: 52.8123-3 at the stabling point in Bautzen' depot (11.10.1987). | Same place, another locomotive: 52.8149-8 (ex. Elsterwerda) under steam (11.10.1987). | |
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| Meeting of two class 44 locomotives in Bautzen: While 44.2661-5 is going into the shed, 44.1616-0 is prepairing for heating service at the station (11.10.1987). | The end of an Bautzen' machine: 52.8193-6 at the scrap in Elsterwerda (20.05.1989). |
