Under reference Fleischmann 714478, here the Series 44 steam locomotive from the ÖBB indigital sound, scale N : 1/160th and period III, in black livery.
Power car features:
- Power car with Next18 digital interface for traction units, fitted with MS590N18 type decoder.
- Driver's cab interior lighting can be controlled in digital mode.
- DC model "2 rails", Digitale sound.
- Light and sound functions switchable in digital mode.
- Sliding mechanism connecting the locomotive with the tender
- Power car including directional front lighting.
- Power car fitted with 2 powered axles and 2 traction tyres as well as a flywheel mass.
- Middle driving axles with smaller wheel flanges.
- Unobstructed view between boiler and chassis.
The little touch of history:
With the operation of the Passau-Wels line, then allowed an axle load of 20 tonnes, the powerful three-cylinder 44 series locomotives were used in Austria from 1938. They were indispensable for towing heavy and particularly long block trains from West Germany to the Linz steelworks. Ore trains from Hieflau were also taken from Amstetten to Linz. After the Second World War, some locomotives were still in service. However, due to the high cost of maintenance, they were soon taken out of service.
Introduction to the manufacturer Fleischmann:
The German model railway brand Fleischmann was founded in 1887 by Jean Fleischmann. But it was in 1949 that the company created its first model train, which was designed in O: 1/45th scale. The company was subsequently acquired by Modelleisenbahn GmbH in 2008.
In 2017, Fleischmann decided to specialise in the design of model railway products in N: 1/160th scale. From now on, the production of HO: 1/87th scale equipment is reserved for the Roco brand, which currently belongs to the same group.
Like the Roco brand, the brand is characterised by their attention to detail, and the robustness of their products, which are designed from metallic materials. The brand also offers railway accessories (spare parts, tyres, couplings, etc.) and digital modules (analogue controller, digital control unit, digital remote control, etc.).
