Express Train Locomotive with a Tender
Prototype: Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.)class S 3/6, 4-6-2 wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1908. Use: Heavy express trains.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 12249 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | Minitrix / |
| Era | I |
| Kind | Steam Locomotives |
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Product description
Model: Era I.
In the new, impressive Trix technology:
• Die-cast metal locomotive and tender
• Powerful can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel
• Motor and drive gear in the boiler
• Digital connector in the tender
• Close coupling between the locomotive and tender.
3 axles powered through side rods, 2 traction tires.
Length over buffers 134 mm / 5-1/4".Spare parts for our articles can be found here in our spare parts search.
One-time series.
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Publications
- Main Catalog 2004 / 2005 - Fall New Items 2004 - New Items 2005
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Prototype information
For special occasions the Royal Bavarian State Railroad painted its locomotives in royal blue to underline the special significance of these events and the locomotives provided for them. The 1910 Brussels World"s Fair was certainly such an event. And the class S 3/6 locomotive presented there corresponded to this extraordinary event in every way. A high class design, paired with the latest technology, astonished interested observers. This locomotive was a milestone, even for an era that was fascinated with progress. Specialist publications as well as the public praised "The Blue One" in superlatives - justifiably so. Viewed from today"s perspective, the S 3/6 was the first-high point of German locomotive engineering and exceeded the expectations that had been placed on it by a wide margin. Today, several class S 3/6 locomotives are still exhibited in museums and still cast their spell over viewers - as they did at the 1910 World"s Fair.
