G 5/5 | Gauge H0 - Article No. 39551

Freight Steam Locomotive with a Tender

Prototype: Bavarian class G 5/5 heavy freight steam locomotive with a type 2´2 T21,8 tender. Design version from the third production series. Group Administration Bavaria dark green basic paint scheme for the German State Railroad. Road number 5861. The locomotive looks as it did around 1923.

Freight Steam Locomotive with a Tender
Article No. 39551
Gauge H0
Design type 1:87
Era II
Kind Steam Locomotives
Article not produced anymore.

Highlights

  • Completely new tooling.
  • Locomotive and tender constructed mostly of metal.
  • Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.
  • High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.
  • Headlight for oncoming trains, can be controlled separately in digital operation.
  • The most powerful five-axle unit of all German provincial railroad steam locomotives.
  • Different road number than for 39550.

Product description

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. 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 mostly of metal. A 72270 smoke unit can be installed in the locomotive. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke unit that can be installed in the locomotive will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. A third light on the front of the locomotive and on the tender for on-coming trains changes over with the direction of travel and can be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The front of the locomotive and the rear of the tender also has a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves and brake hoses are included. Length over the buffers 23.5 cm / 9-1/4".

One-time series.

Publications

Freight cars to go with this locomotive can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 46085 and 46803.

Publications

- New items brochure 2015 - Product programme 2015/2016 - Product programme 2016/2017

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.
e Digital decoder with up to 32 digitally controlled functions. The quantity depends on the controller being used.
B Single headlights that change over with the direction of travel.
E Dual headlights that change over with the direction of tavel.
U Märklin close couplers in standard pocket with guide mechanism.
2 Era 2
Y ATTENTION: adults only

Warning

ATTENTION: adults only
Control Unit Mobile Station Mobile Station 2 Central Station 1/2 Central Station 3/2
Headlight(s) X X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X X X
Light(s) for Oncoming Train X X X X X
Switching maneuver X X X X X
Direct control X X X X X