- Description
| Brand | |
| Liliput | |
| gauge | |
| HO gauge | 16,5mm |
| power supply | |
| AC | |
| product type | |
| steam loco | |
| technical & model details | |
| running number | 84 001 |
| couplers | NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, Liliput couplings |
| Length (mm) | 179 |
| light | 2-light peak signal, changing with direction of travel |
| scale | 1:87 |
| with motor | yes |
| smoke generator | can be retrofitted |
| Age notice | not suitable under 14 years |
| digital & sound | |
| factory fitted Digital | |
| country | |
| Germany | DRG |
| era (continental) | |
| era II (1920-1950) | |
Prototype: The Heidenau-Altenberg (Müglitztalbahn) line that was converted to standard gauge required new locomotives that could cope with the tight radii and steep gradients. At the turn of the year 1935/1936 the two companies Schwartzkopff in Berlin delivered the 84 001 and 84 002 and Orenstein and Koppel the 84 003 and 84 004 as test locomotives. The former were 3-cylinder machines with the special Schwartzkopff steering racks. In contrast to the two O&K locomotives, which had a 2-cylinder engine and Luttermöller end axles, they proved themselves very well, so that after the test phase eight more locomotives were ordered from Schwartzkopff. <br>
The series locomotives 84 005 to 84 012 were built on the basis of the 84 001. 84 009 differed from the other locomotives in that it had a modified cab roof and a now closed front apron below the smoke chamber door. At the beginning of their careers, all 84ers were at home in the Dresden-Altstadt depot. Unfortunately, none of the beautiful machines was preserved, the last one to be retired and scrapped was 84 008 at the end of the 1960s.
The British company Bachmann Europe Plc was founded in 1989 and acquired the brand name Liliput and the molds of the former Austrian company Liliput in 1993. A branch was opened in Altdorf near Nuremberg to serve the German and continental European market from here. All new product planning and product development for the Liliput brand is managed from Altdorf.
The focus at Bachmann/Liliput is on the two gauges H0 and H0e, the models are based on German and European models. While the molds of the former Austrian company were still used in the first few years, in the early 2000s they began to produce their own molds and models. The first steam locomotives were the class 62 locomotives with a metal body. In the years that followed, many models were to follow that contributed significantly to the current success of this brand, such as the H0 series 05, 45, 56, 71, 84 or 92 steam locomotives, the VT90, ET11 or FLIRT railcars, the E10 electric locomotives or E44 and last but not least legendary passenger cars such as the Karwendel Express, the compartment cars or the Altenberger cars.
The high quality of the products is also confirmed by awards from the trade press, for example the E44 electric locomotive was voted Model of the Year 2010 by the readers of Eisenbahnmagazin and it also received 1st place. 1st place as entry-level model at the Golden Track 2011 award ceremony, voted for by the readers of the magazines Modelleisenbahner, Eisenbahnjournal, Miba and Züge. Liliput most recently received the Golden Track 2015 for the most popular foreign locomotive for the Dosto SBB-ZVV electric double-decker multiple-unit train in H0.
