DR Class 52.80 [SEP] service entry
DR Class 52.80
The "Rekolokomotives" of DR Class 52.80 first appeared in 1960 in service with the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany as extensive rebuilds of the wartime locomotives or "Kriegslokomotiven" of DRB Class 52. This modernisation, described as 'reconstruction' ("Rekonstruktion", hence "Rekolokomotive"), extended to almost all of the components and systems on the engine.
Overview.
This reconstruction should not to be confused with the general repair of a number of locomotives which was also carried out in the
. To distinguish them they were grouped into a new class, Class 50.50. On the introduction of the EDP numbers in 1970 they were given running numbers 50 0001 - 50 0072. 
Locomotives that can be grouped into the classification scheme Class 52.
The DRG Class 52 was the most numerous of the so-called "Kriegslokomotiven", with more than 6,700 units being produced.
Locomotives that can be grouped into the classification scheme Class 52 Class 52.80.
The DR Class 52.80 was a series (52 8001 - 52 8200