In 1936 the Berlin Maschinenbau AG Schwartzkopff delivered the first class 41 freight locomotives. These units proved themselves as general purpose locomotives for medium size trains. Between 1936 and 1941 a total of 366 locomotives of this class came into being, of which most were acquired after the war by the German Federal Railroad and the German State Railroad.
German Federal Railroad (DB) class 041. Metal boiler. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. Electronic reverse unit. Fine spoked wheels with oxidized wheel treads. Standard coupler pocket on the front. Length over buffers 27.5 cm (10-13/16").
