Class C 5/6 "Elephant" Steam Locomotive with a Tender
Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class C 5/6 "Elephant" Gotthard steam locomotive, with a 3-axle tender, for use in freight and express train service on the Gotthard route. Version as it looked as a memorial locomotive in front of the SLM production plant in Winterthur. Locomotive road number 2969. The locomotive looks as it did in Era IV/V.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 39253 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | H0 / 1:87 |
| Era | IV+V |
| Kind | Steam Locomotives |
Highlights
- The most powerful SBB steam locomotive, with the nickname "Elephant".
- Locomotive road number 2969 as it looked as a memorial locomotive in front of the SLM production plant in Winterthur.
- Cab lighting can also be controlled digitally.
- Factory-installed smoke unit.
- World of Operation mfx+ decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included.
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Product description
Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed chiefly of metal. The locomotive has a factory-installed 72270 smoke unit. The triple headlights on the locomotive and 2 lights on the tender change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is an adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The front of the locomotive has an NEM pocket and a close coupler. The rear of the tender has an NEM pocket, a close coupler, and a guide mechanism. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves and imitation prototype couplers are included.
Length over the buffers 22.3 cm / 8-3/4".
A DC model of this locomotive can be found in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25254.
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Digital Functions
Control Unit Mobile Station Mobile Station 2 Central Station 1/2 Central Station 3/2*
Mobile Station 2**Headlight(s) Smoke generator Steam locomotive op. sounds Locomotive whistle Direct control Sound of squealing brakes off Engineer’s cab lighting Whistle for switching maneuver Letting off Steam Sound of coal being shoveled Tipping grate Air Pump Water Pump Injectors Switching maneuver Replenishing coal Replenishing water Replenishing sand Sanding Rail Joints Coupler sounds Conductor's Whistle * New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2
** New features of the Mobile Station 2 (Part No. 60657/66955) with the Software Update 3.55
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