Steam loco BR 56 DR mfx Sound

Brand
Märklin
gauge
HO gauge	16,5mm
power supply
AC
product type
steam loco
technical & model details
running number	56 765
friction tires	yes
couplers	NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, Märklin couplings
Length (mm)	211
light	2-Licht Spitzensignal, mit Fahrtrichtung wechselnd
scale	1:87
material & finish	Fahrgestell & Aufbau aus Metall
with motor	yes
smoke generator	nachrüstbar
flywheel	yes
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years
digital & sound
factory fitted Digital Sound
country
Germany	DR
era (continental)
era III (1949-1970)

Model: HO gauge AC. With mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Controlled high-efficiency propulsion with flywheel mass in the boiler. 4 axles powered. Traction tyres. Locomotive and tender constructed mostly of metal. Prepared for a smoke unit. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. Attached smoke deflector plates. The locomotive has a close coupler with a close coupling mechanism between the locomotive and the tender. Close coupler with NEM shaft at the rear of the tender and at the front of the locomotive. Many separately applied details such as lines and sand pipes. Piston rod protection tubes, brake lines, imitation screw couplings as well as a set of decals for the prototypical labelling of the smoke deflectors are included.

Prototype: German State Railroad (DR) class 56.2-8 freight steam locomotive of the GDR. Converted Prussian G 8.1 with leading axle. With Reichsbahn lamps and bell mechanism. The locomotive has a 3T 16.5 type coal tender, road number 56 765, and was in service around 1966.
The 56 765 of the GDR Reichsbahn is an absolute unique specimen. It was built in June 1939 by the DRG through conversion of the ex-Prussian G 8.1 (DRG 55 4131) in order to improve the running characteristics of the four-coupler by means of a Bissel frame running ahead and to increase the speed to 70 km/h. After the Second World War, the locomotive remained in service. After the Second World War, it remained with the DR of the GDR and in the 1960s was in service at the Bw Heringsdorf on the island of Usedom in passenger and freight traffic. There it was even exceptionally fitted with wind deflectors because of the sometimes strong seaward wind. The inscription "Lok Brigade Fritz Reuter" shows the special care given to the locomotive by this brigade and commemorates the 19th century Low German writer and democrat Fritz Reuter.