Item no.: ESU-31186
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Brand | |
ESU | |
gauge | |
HO gauge | 16,5mm |
power supply | |
DC | |
AC | |
product type | |
steam loco | |
technical & model details | |
special features | PowerPack Storage Capacitor |
running number | 232 TC 421 |
friction tires | ja |
interior lighting | driver cab and driver desk |
interior details | Führerstand |
couplers | NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, bracket couplings |
light | 3-light peak signal & 2 tail lights, changing with direction of travel |
scale | 1:87 |
with motor | 5-pin |
smoke generator | ja |
flywheel | ja |
Age notice | not suitable under 14 years |
digital & sound | |
factory fitted Digital Sound | |
country | |
France | SNCF |
era (continental) | |
era III (1949-1970) |
Prototype: The T18 developed at the Vulcan locomotive factory in Stettin was based on the request of several Prussian railway departments for a tank locomotive that should be able to reach at least 90 km/h forwards and backwards. The T18, built in 462 units by various manufacturers between 1912 and 1927, is considered the most successful state railway passenger train tender locomotive and was used by the Deutsche Reichsbahn DR until 1972 and by the Deutsche Bundesbahn DB even until 1974. The symmetrical chassis enabled equally good driving characteristics in both directions; the boiler, which essentially came from the G8, had already proven its suitability at the start of production of the T18. With an output of 1,140 hp and a top speed of 90 km/h, increased to 100 km/h from the eleventh machine delivered, the locomotives were also used on light express trains. Shortly after the Second World War, the German Federal Railroad (DB) resumed testing with pushed trains (pull trains) in order to shorten the turning times of local trains. To this end, several of the 424 locomotives remaining at the DB were equipped with indirect push-pull train control from Hagenuk. While the train was being pushed, the locomotive driver sat in the control car and transmitted the driving commands via a command device to the stoker on the locomotive, who operated the controller. As soon as the locomotive driver initiated braking, the controller was automatically closed using compressed air from the control car. Later, the push-pull train control was removed from most 78.0-5s and the locomotives were used again in light passenger and freight train service. The DB brought its Prussians together in Baden-Württemberg in the early 1970s. After the Second World War, the GDR's Deutsche Reichsbahn was able to rely on 53 class 78 locomotives. In order to improve the locomotive driver's view, some machines at the Stralsund depot were equipped with small smoke deflectors.
ESU has existed for over 25 years and is only known to most model railroaders because of its innovative digital technology (decoder and system control), but since 2012 also because of suitable, innovative and realistic implementations of locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars.
The digital center ECoS, LokPilot 5, LokSound 5 and the Nano decoders are the distance horses in the ESU range. Modellbahn Union also cooperates very closely with ESU and has already had exclusive sound models implemented for its own products as well as remaining stock. At the same time, further exclusive models in the rolling area are sought, as well as close cooperation in the implementation of Modellbahn Union's own products.