Talk:Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works

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Did you know... that the boiler was the only part of the British steam locomotive 60163 Tornado that could not be made in Britain, and was instead built by the Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works in Germany?

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Assessed as mid/DE-high because it is the only steam locomotive works still working in Germany and also takes orders internationally. It is therefore highly significant for the preservation of steam locomotives in Europe. The boiler for the new British steam locomotive Tornado had to be made at Meiningen because no one else could do it in the UK.

Last edited at 21:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 23:38, 29 April 2016 (UTC)