In voluntary work, the locomotive was restored for track use and then used in front of special trains of the railway museum, among others on the Kahlgrundbahn or in 1973 on the Gaubahn Ochsenfurt – Weikersheim. During the anniversary parades in Nuremberg in 1985 on the occasion of the celebration “150 Years of German Railways”, it pulled a Bavarian local train.
After the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Krauss-Maffei company in 1988, a serious rear-end collision occurred during an event on the Tegernsee railroad at Schaftlach station, as a result of which some functionally relevant parts of the locomotive were severely damaged. After a repair by the club’s own workshop, the locomotive could still be used for some time. After that, it unfortunately had to be parked for a long time.
Since the summer of 2006, the Zuckersusi has been undergoing extensive restoration, although the work has had to be interrupted time and again due to scarce personnel and financial resources. However, it is our declared goal that the “mascot” of the railroad museum will soon be able to steam again. We have documented the progress of the work so far below.