Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works

The newly built British steam locomotive 60163 Tornado that was delivered in 2008 had her all-steel, high-performance boiler made at Meiningen because the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust required their boiler to meet then current EU safety standards.

In 1910, construction of a new building on the present site was begun due to the lack of space at the original location.

In the 1960s, construction began on new snow ploughs for the DR in East Germany as well as the conversion of steam locomotives to oil-firing.

This engine reached a top speed of 180 km/h and is currently the fastest, operational steam locomotive in the world.

Since 1995, under the name of Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works (Dampflokwerk Meiningen), the factory has become a European specialist for the refurbishment of steam locomotives of all classes, the customer base of which includes railway companies as well as technical museums and railway heritage societies.

It is a piece of history and, at the same time, an example of the quality and construction capability of the ex DR repair shop and the present day steam locomotive works.

Tornado is a new British steam locomotive built to the same plans as those of the LNER Class A1 ('Peppercorn') series from the immediate post-war years, and noted for its distinctive conical shape.

[4] In 2010 the company gained much notoriety in Australia after the newly built boiler for NSW locomotive 3801 had to be returned and reconstructed on two separate occasions after manufacturing and size related defects were found[5] Since 1995 the Meiningen Steam Festival (Meininger Dampfloktage) takes place annually on the first weekend in September.