Actual model: German Bundesbahn (DB) class 043 heavy steam locomotive for freight trains, with unified type 2'2'T34 fuel tender. Basic black/red livery. Driver's cab with two side windows, with regulation version Witte smoke screens, carrying axle with spoked wheels, without central locking of the smoke box, with automatic stop device (Indusi magnets) on both sides. Loco registration number 043 087-6. Service condition circa 1971.
Smaller model: With mfx+ digital decoder and numerous sound functions. High performance regulated engine with flywheel in the boiler. 5 drive axles. Grip tyres. Locomotive and oil tender mainly in metal. Pre-equipped for installation of the smoke generator ref. 7226. Permanent operation of the three-light lantern (reversing according to direction of travel) and any smoke generator in conventional operating mode, selectable in digital mode. Driver's cab lighting can be switched to digital mode. Lighting provided by maintenance-free warm white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Short coupling with kinematics between locomotive and tender. Short coupling with variable elongation in NEM box at the rear of the tender and at the front of the loco. Minimum curve radius: 360 mm. Protective tubes for piston rods, brake hoses and imitation screw couplers included. Length over the buffers 26 cm.
Highlights:
- Metal construction with fine detailing.
- With Spielewelt mfx+ digital decoder and various operating and sound functions.
- Open bar chassis with largely unobstructed view between chassis and boiler.
- Freight steam locomotive ideal for block trains with "Erz IIId" self-unloading wagon.
Four-axle self-unloading wagons type Fad 155 "Erz IIId" for iron ore transport can be found in the Märklin H0 range under item no. 46213: set of 12 wagons with different registration numbers. A further 6 wagons with different car numbers are available in the Trix H0 range under item no. 24150, with the required alternating current axles indicated.
You will find this model in a direct current version in the Trix H0 range under item no. 22986.
