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<p>In Germany, most steam locomotives were actually not designed, but the "form followed the function". Aspects of maintenance and life cycle cost were the predominant design factors. </p> <p>This changed to a degree, when passenger train locos started to be designed for speed in the early 1930´s. The result were sometimes odd, but also sleek looking locos.</p> <p>Just a few examples:</p> <p><img src="http://www.dbtrains.com/resources/www.dbtrains.com/content/publications/locomotives/epochII/BR03.10/BR031051.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Bild_183-C10258.jpg/415px-Bild_183-C10258.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Henschel_Wegmann_Zug.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p><img src="http://www.eisenbahngeschichte-bs.de/assets/images/cLok05001.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Preussische_S5_Altona_561.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p> </p>
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