Passenger Locomotive with Tub-Style Tender
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 38 10-40.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 55983 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | 1 / |
| Era | III |
| Kind | Steam Locomotives |
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Highlights
- Built-in sound effects circuit.
- Digitally controlled functions such as
- smoke generator and engineer?s cab
- lighting, headlights, sounds of locomotive whistle and bell.
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Product description
Model: 3 axles powered directly or through side rods. 2 traction tires. Built-in high-efficiency electronic circuit for operation with DC power, AC power, or Märklin Delta/Digital. Built-in smoke generator and engineer?s
cab lighting that can be turned on and off simultaneously in digital operation. Built-in circuit board to generate
sound effects of the locomotive in motion that vary with the speed of the driving axles. This sound effects circuit can only be used in digital operation. In addition, the sound of a locomotive whistle and a bell can be turned on and off in digital operation. The triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel can be turned on and off in digital operation. The headlights are on constantly in operation with DC power, AC power or Märklin Delta. The brightness of the headlights varies with the amount of voltage present in the track. A figure of an engineer and a fireman as well as claw couplers are included with the locomotive. Minimum radius required
for operation 1,020 mm / 40-5/32 . Length over buffers 65.5 cm / 25-13/16"The 58214 car set goes well with the 55983 passenger locomotive and can be found on page 485.
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The 55983 passenger locomotive is being produced in a one-time series only in 2002.
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Publications
- Product programme 2002 / 2003
