The class appears in numerous nostalgic remembrances, in literature, in the movies and as models.

[1] Fifteen were supplied to North Korea as war aid during the Korean War; these kept their MÁV running numbers (424.006 through 424.020) in Korean State Railway service.

[3] MÁVAG began to manufacture the Class 424 in 1924, with 2′D axle layout (4-8-0 in Whyte notation).

The 424 locomotives are well known abroad as well.514 examples had been built when production ended in 1958, of which 149 were for foreign orders.

In the early 1960s some engines were converted to burn oil, but their performance did not increase enough to compete with the diesel equipment of that time, like NOHAB DSB engines and Soviet-made M62s.