The detail when zooming in is fantastic! I can identify the following:
On this German Deutsche Reichsbahn engine, No.38 112-5 with it's tender weighs in at 120 tonnes, with the tender holding 21.5m3 of water and 7 tonnes of coal. It appears she last passed an inspection for main line running, after being given a major overhaul, on the 21.4.95.
A wheel boss is stamped "1912", which I suspect is when the wheel centre axle was pressed into the wheel centres during her original build.
The main brake blocks for the main drivers are marked with a pattern number "39", being sized "30x400", which I believe is 30cm x 400cm.
In the radius rod on the Walschaert's valve gear there is an "R" inscribed which logically means "Recht" in German for "right", and designates the side of the engine it belongs to.
On the left of the engine markings on the motion are not clear, but as with the right side, all the gravity fed oilers seem to be well connected and I assume in full working order. There is just a feeder pipe (copper) from the oiler that appears to be damaged on the left hand crosshead.
Although the engine would appear to be in good condition there is some worrying rust bubbles on the tender sides where the internal baffle plates meet the outer skin. Some serious welding, or complete tender replacement (common with preserved British engines) is required soonest. Reminds you rather of the rear wheel arches of Senators and Miggies!
Unfortunately, as hard as I try, I cannot find a readable builders plate. I suspect there is one on the right hand tender frames, but it has been so covered in Rustoleum it is unreadable.
I would welcome more comment from steam locomotive enthusiasts who specialise in continental engines, and especially those of German origin.
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