steam loco 58 201 DR Digital Sound

Brand
Arnold
product type
steam loco
technical & model details
power supply	Direct current DC
gauge	TT gauge
motor	yes
flywheel	yes
couplers	Plug-in pocket, short coupling mechanism, TT couplers
light	2-light peak signal, changing with direction of travel
running number	58 1800-0
Length	154
scale	1:120
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years.
digital & sound
digital plug	NEM 662 18-pin Next 18
factory fitted Digital Sound
country
Germany	DR
era (continental)
era III

Model: TT gauge DC. Steam locomotive 58 201 of the DR. Frame, locomotive boiler, tender chassis and housing made of die-cast metal. Powerful five-pole motor with a flywheel in the locomotive boiler. All wheel sets with the finest spokes, some with fine wheel flanges for a prototypical appearance. Three locomotive wheel sets and the middle tender wheel set are sprung for optimal driving characteristics. All lamps are illuminated depending on the direction of travel and can be switched in digital mode. Many extra details, where possible made of robust steel wire. The driver's cab interior as well as the front of the tender have been extensively detailed. Close coupling between locomotive and tender. Minimum radius: 310 mm.

Prototype: The first steam locomotives of the later series 58.10-40 were built in 1917 as the Prussian G 12 in the Henschel works. By 1924, almost 1,500 examples had been built by various locomotive factories for the Prussian, Baden, Württemberg and Saxon railways. The approx. 1,550 hp locomotives formed the backbone of heavy goods traffic until the mid-1930s.

After the Second World War, steam locomotives from the 58 series were found in both German states. In the area of ??the Deutsche Bundesbahn, these locomotives could be dispensed with very quickly and they were decommissioned by the end of the 1950s. The Deutsche Reichsbahn, on the other hand, was dependent on their service for a long time. Some specimens underwent a makeover in the 1960s, but they were still used in their original design until the mid-1970s. Especially the Bw Aue/Sachs became known. through the last operations of the 58 series in 1976.