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This locomotive quietly changed everything. Built at the height of the Great Depression, the E 44 wasn’t just another train, it was a bold bet on the future. It shaped what came next, you can also see later locomotives, which were inspired by the groundbreaking E 44. At a time of uncertainty, the E 44 reimagined how electric locomotives could work. No training wheels. A completely new wheel arrangement. A design that would go on to shape generations of rail transport across Europe. And it stayed in operation for over 50 years. Hear all about this piece of transport history from Lars a curator at the German Museum of Technology, Berlin.

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