BR 78 DRG | Gauge H0 - Article No. 37073

Tank Locomotive.

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 78. Version for "Ruhr Express Service".

Tank Locomotive.
Article No. 37073
Gauge H0
Design type 1:87
Era II
Kind Steam Locomotives
Article not produced anymore.

Product description

Model: The locomotive comes with a digital decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. 2 traction tires. Many separately applied details. Separately applied signboard on the smoke box. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The acceleration and braking delay can be controlled digitally with the 6021 Control Unit. Length over the buffers 16.9 cm / 6-5/8".

Publications

- New items brochure 2003 - Product programme 2003/2004 - Product programme 2005 - Product programme 2006

Prototype information

The increase in the population in the Ruhr and Saal areas led to a demand for fast connections between cities as early as the provincial railroad period. Different studies were commissioned and carried out. The actual breakthrough did not occur until 1932 when the "Ruhr Express Service" was placed into service with a total of 32 trains between Essen and Dortmund. The train routes were continuously expanded and extended to Cologne, Mönchengladbach and Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. In addition to different powered rail cars, the 4-axle "English design" compartment cars turned out particularly well in this service. The attractive paint scheme became a trademark symbol for this regularly scheduled express passenger service. The dense sequence of stations, most of them only a 30 to 60 second stop, demanded locomotives that could accelerate quickly. The class 78 met this equirement as if it were child"s play. The additional sign mounted on the smoke box was another indication of the special use for these units.

Features

( Metal frame and mostly locomotive body.
c Digital locomotives with high-efficiency propulsion. Maximum speed and acceleration / delay are adjustable. Special motor with electronically enhanced load compensation or a compact bellshaped armature. Can be operated with Märklin transformers, in the Märklin Delta system or in the Märklin Digital system. One controllable auxiliary function (function), when the locomotive is being run in the Digital system.
d Digital decoder with additional, digitally controlled functions (f1, f2, f3 or f4) when operated with the 6021 Control Unit. The functions present depend on how the locomotive is equipped. Standard function (function) active during conventional operation.
E Dual headlights that change over with the direction of tavel.
T Märklin close couplers in standard pocket with pivot point.
2 Era 2

Warning

ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years