A Bahnbetriebswerk is a German railway depot where the maintenance of locomotives and other rolling stock is carried out. It is roughly equivalent to a locomotive shed, running shed or motive power de
Locomotive facilities at Bahnbetriebswerk Ottbergen
Locomotive 638.1301 being greased
A roundhouse
A DRG Class 52 on the turntable
Water crane
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A water crane is a device used for delivering a large volume of water into the tank or tender of a steam locomotive. The device is also called a water column in the United States and Australia. As a s
Bahnbetriebswerk (steam locomotives)
…there was no standard type. All water towers had several up and down pipes. The water towers supplied all areas with industrial water, including the water cranes used to replenish the water supplies of steam locomotives (whether they had tenders or water tanks). Water cranes were usually located near the inspection…
Water crane in Stützerbach, Germany
Signals and water cranes at Horsted Keynes station on the Bluebell Railway
Water crane in Kladno, Czech Republic