steam loco Serie 141.R.1244 SNCF mfx Sound

Brand
Märklin
Gauge
HO gauge	16,5 mm
Power supply
Alternating current AC
product type
steam locos
technical & model details
running number	141 R 1244
friction tires	yes
interior lighting	Führerstand
interior details	Führerstand
couplers	NEM 362 Kupplungsaufnahme, KKK, Märklin Kurzkupplungen
light	3-Licht Spitzensignal & 2 Schlusslichter, mit Fahrtrichtung wechselnd
scale	1:87
motor	yes
smoke generator	yes
flywheel	yes
length (mm)	279
limited editions & special runs	x
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years
Digital & Sound
Digital sound ex factory	x
country
France	SNCF
era
era III
era IV
era V
era VI

Model: HO gauge AC. With mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Controlled high-performance drive with flywheel in the boiler. Four axles driven, three of them via coupling rods. Traction tires. Locomotive and tender largely made of metal. Smoke generator installed as standard. Headlights and two red tail lights change depending on the direction of travel, conventional operation, can be switched digitally. Switching to a red tail light. Driver's cab lighting, chassis lighting and firebox / burner flickering can each be switched digitally separately. Lighting with maintenance-free warm white and red light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Close coupling with kinematics between locomotive and tender. Kinematic-guided close coupling with NEM shaft on the tender. Buffer height on locomotive and tender according to NEM. Minimum radius for travel 360 mm. Piston rod protection tubes and brake hoses are included. Length over buffers approx. 27.9 cm.

Prototype: Steam locomotive with oil tender 141.R.1244 for mixed operation, in the visual condition of the French State Railways (SNCF). Current operating condition, as the locomotive is currently operational at the Mikado 1244 association in Brugg in Switzerland.
The 141.R.: Super-Power for Europe.
Ever bigger, ever faster and more efficient: In the USA, the large locomotive factories built real super-power locomotives up until the Second World War, which regularly outshone their European counterparts. When the European locomotive industry lay in ruins at the end of the war and France in particular had lost a large part of its locomotive fleet, the French government turned to the USA in order to quickly obtain powerful steam locomotives. The aim was to find machines that met French standards and could be used universally. Within two years, US and Canadian locomotive factories produced over 1300 "Light Mikados" for the French SNCF. But they were not "light" at all. With an indicated power of over 3000 HP, they were among the most powerful steam locomotives in Europe. For many years they even pulled famous trains such as the noble "Mistral", which connected the Cote d'Azur with Paris. The last 141 Rs ran in Saargemünd (Sarreguemines) near the German border until 1974. There they regularly met German steam engines, which then looked almost like little boys. Such a fascinating encounter can now be recreated on the layout. Or the impressive 141 R can be placed in the display case next to other famous high-performance steam locomotives. Since 141 R 1244 has been running as a museum locomotive in Switzerland for decades, the great new Märklin model even fits into the current Era VI.