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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: DRG renumbering plan for steam locomotives, DRB Class 50, DRG Class 41, DRG Class 01, Class 99, DRG Class 44, DRB Class 19.10, Adler, DRG Class 52, DRG Class 03.10, DRG Class 01.10, DR Class 01.5, DRG Class 61, DRB Class 42, DRG Class 86, DR Class 99.23-24, DR 18 201, Baden I b, DRG Class 99.73-76, DR Class 99.77-79, DR Class 58.30, DB Class 23, DR Class 52.80, 4-4-4, DRG Class 05, Sudbahn Class 23, DB Class 10, DRG Class 64, DRG Class 45, DR Class 65.10, DRG Class 62, DRG Class 43, RuKB Nos. 51Mh to 53Mh, DB Class 66, DRG Class 24, DRG Class 99.22, DRG Class 02, LBE Nos. 1 to 3, DB Class 82, DR Class 22, DRG Class 89.0, DR Class 25.10, DR Class 23.10, DB Class 65, DRG Class 99.19, DRG H 02 1001, DR Class 83.10, DRG Class 85, DRG Class 06, DRG Class 99.32, DRG Class 56.2-8, DRG Class 81, DRG Class 23, DRG Class 71.0, DRG Class 99.21, DRG Class 84, DB Class 78.10, DRG Class 04, DRG Class 87, DRG Class 98.10, DRG Class 98.11, Beuth, BLE No. 44, Neubaulokomotive, Einheitslokomotive, DRG H 17 206. Excerpt: In 1922 the Deutsche Reichsbahn began to develop a renumbering plan to standardize the numbering of steam locomotives that had been taken over from the state railways (Landerbahnen). Its basis was the corresponding DRG classification system. The first renumbering plan in 1922 envisaged more class numbers than the later plans. The development of this scheme was discontinued because it was seen that there would be problems in practically adopting it. The second, provisional, renumbering plan of 25 July 1923 was very like the final version of 1925 in its basic structure. It incorporated space for the new standard locomotives (Einheitslokomotiven) that were planned. The third and final renumbering plan of 1925 differed from its predecessor primarily in that all the locomotives retired up to that point - in some cases enti...