| Class 59 Steam Locomotive
Locomotive for the anniversary 175th Anniversary of the Opening of the Geislingen Grade.
Class 59 (former Württemberg class K) heavy freight steam locomotive with a type 2 2 T20 coal tender. German Federal Railroad (DB). Black basic paint scheme with red running gear. Road number 59 032. Based in the Stuttgart District, Plochingen maintenance facility. The locomotive looks as it did around 1949.
The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. controlled propulsion. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. The locomotive has a frame type running gear and includes axles with side play to enable the locomotive to negotiate sharp curves. 6 axles powered. Traction tires. A 7226 smoke unit can be installed in the locomotive. There are dual headlights that change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke unit that can be installed in the locomotive will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a buffer capacitor. There is also a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. Piston rod protection sleeves, brake hoses, and imitation prototype couplers are included separately. |
