Item no.: Fulgurex-2254
- Description
| Brand | |
| Fulgurex | |
| gauge | |
| HO gauge | 16,5mm |
| power supply | |
| DC | |
| product type | |
| steam loco | |
| technical & model details | |
| special features | Handmade brass model |
| running number | 8801 |
| light | Light change based on the Swiss model |
| limited & exclusive editions | x |
| scale | 1:87 |
| with motor | yes |
| Age notice | not suitable under 14 years |
| digital & sound | |
| factory fitted Digital | |
| country | |
| France | SBB |
| era (continental) | |
| era I (1835-1920) | |
| era II (1920-1950) | |
The models are handcrafted from brass, are equipped with a high-quality precision motor and of course digital DCC with an ESU decoder. Each model corresponds to the respective epoch and is a unique piece in itself. The series is limited to a total of 170 machines.
Prototype: In 1914, the SBB commissioned the SLM (Swiss Locomotive Factory in Winterthur) to build a heavy 4/4 coupled shunting locomotive; 8 machines were finally built up to 1915. The no 8801-02 were wet steam and the no 8851-56 superheated steam locomotives. As early as late 1914, these locomotives were distributed to larger goods and marshalling yards and assigned to the respective depots. The locomotives were actually only intended for shunting purposes, but were sometimes used for passenger transport up to 240 tons or freight transport up to 400 tons where there was a shortage. The machines were considered to be very robust and accordingly remained in operation for a long time, the last ones up to the mid-1960s.
Accessories
Antonio Giansanti Coluzzi, a collector of tin railways founded the model railway shop Fulgurex in Switzerland in 1947. It also became the official distributor of the VB brand. In 1962, the production of their own brass models began in cooperation with Tenshodo.
The first model produced was a steam locomotive 141 R in H0 gauge. In the following years, Fulgurex brought further models in gauges 0; 1 and N onto the market.
Fulgurex has always been known for its finely detailed handcrafted locomotives.