steam loco Type 81 SNCB

Brand
Jouef
gauge
HO gauge	16,5mm
power supply
DC
product type
steam loco
technical & model details
running number	81.212
interior details	driver cab
couplers	NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, bracket couplings
Length (mm)	210
light	2-light peak signal, changing with direction of travel
scale	1:87
with motor	ja
flywheel	ja
Age notice	nicht geeignet unter 14 Jahren
digital & sound
digital plug	NEM 660 21-pin 21MTC
country
Benelux	SNCB
era (continental)
era III (1949-1970)

Model: HO gauge DC. Steam locomotive type 81 (Prussian G 8.1) of the Belgian State Railways. Version with symmetrical 3-dome boiler and dark green paint scheme.

Prototype: The steam locomotive Preußische G 8.1 was a further development of the G 8 by Robert Garbe and was initially referred to as the "reinforced normal design". It had a larger boiler and the resulting higher weight was intentional in order to also increase the tractive effort through the higher frictional weight. Because of the high axle pressure, however, the G 8.1 could only be used on main lines. In addition to heavy freight traffic, heavy shunting service was later added as a field of application.
Belgium received 583 locomotives in 1920 as compensation after the First World War. 7 examples were used as spare parts donors, the remaining locomotives were given the service numbers 8100 to 8675. At the beginning of the Second World War, all 576 locomotives were still in service. After the end of the war, 92 locomotives were considered missing. 2 locomotives were no longer operational due to war damage. In the new numbering system, the locomotives were given the numbers 81.001 to 81.582 in 1946. Gaps in the numbering sequence due to lost locomotives were not closed. Officially, the last locomotives were taken out of service in 1962, although they were still in use until at least 1965, mainly in shunting service and transporting coal trains between the collieries and the inland ports of the Limburg district. In 1967 they were finally withdrawn from service. All Belgian locomotives were scrapped.