MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 39435- Steam Locomotive with tender - Class S 3/6

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KEY DATA
Product Name	39435- Steam Locomotive with tender - Class S 3/6
Object type	Locomotive-Steam with tender
Product Line	Marklin Special Models
Era	1835-1925 (I)
Manufactured years	2026-2026
Text on object	K.BAY.STS.B
Number on object	3627
Classification	Class S 3/6
Type of housing	Metal
Length	26,7 cm
Technology	Digital MFX+
Nationality	Germany
Railway company	- K.Bay.Sts.B Königliche Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen
Märklin RRP (Year)	630€ (2026)
Url to Märklin	Klick to GoTo www.maerklin.de

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Description
Class S 3/6 Steam Locomotive, the “Hochhaxige” / “High Stepper” Bavarian type S 3/6 express steam locomotive with a type 2´2 T32.5 coal tender. Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Subclass d, the “Hochhaxige” / “High Stepper” with 2,000 mm / 78-3/4 diameter driving wheels. Road number 3627. The loco looks as it did around 1912. The loco has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a controlled high-performance motor with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. Three axles on the model are powered. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The running gear is intricately constructed of metal with a partially open bar frame. There is an open view through the running gear. Dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The oncoming train light is separately controllable. The lamps are designed to be white. Maintenance-free, warm-white LEDs are used for the lighting. The factory-installed smoke generator kit works in conventional operation. The cab is modeled in detail, and the cab lighting is digitally controllable. There is a close-coupler mechanism between the locomotive and tender with a “display case position.” The tender has a close coupling with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket. The front buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. Intricate smokebox door steps, a hook coupler and air hose for the rear of the tender, and protective piston sleeves are also included. Source: www.maerklin.de: Type S 3/6 and class 18.4 steam locomotive The first unit left the factory in July of 1908. By 1911, Maffei delivered another 16 largely identical units in three production runs. In a departure from the first locomotives, 18 units (Series d and e, Maffei 1912/1913, road numbers 3624-3641) were equipped with driving wheels with a diameter of 2,000 mm / 78-3/4. This meant that the boiler on these units was also higher. The “High Stepper” S 3/6 locos put into service in 1912/13 became the masterpieces of Bavarian express locomotives. They proved to be outstanding long-distance runners and were virtually predestined for use on fast trains in particular. They were thus immediately deployed on the non-stop D 57/58 service between Munich and Würzburg (277 km / 173 miles in 3 hours 20 minutes) as well as the non-stop D 79/80 service between Munich and Nuremberg (199 km / 124 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes). Unfortunately, the outbreak of World War I not long afterwards brought these marvelous performances to a halt again. With the German State Railroad Company (DRG), the remaining units with small wheels were given the road numbers 18 401-434, 18 461-478, and 18 479-548, and the “High Steppers” the road numbers 18 441-458. With a few short-lived exceptions, the latter remained within their Bavarian homeland. Although all “High Steppers” survived World War II, hardly any of them would experience the German Federal Railroad era, as almost all were retired during the first post-war years. One exception was road number 18 451, which was made available to the Locomotive Research Institute in Göttingen starting in February 1950. There, it completed a series of excellent runs, including the long-distance run of May 2, 1951, which still represents a remarkable achievement. The running times of the newly introduced Ft 56 express powered rail car were specified for the new bi-level train to be hauled from Hamburg to Munich. In fact, road number 18 451 was able to match and, in some cases, even slightly undercut the running times of the Ft. However, the most remarkable aspect of this long-distance run was that a route of 820 kilometers / 513 miles was covered using only one locomotive that was almost 40 years old and without dumping cinders in between. As it happened, the fire was still burning so well upon arrival in Munich that road number 18 451 could have traveled another 100 to 200 kilometers / 63 to 125 miles. Starting in April of 1952, the research institute no longer required the locomotive, and it was put into storage. By 1958, it was immaculately refurbished at the repair facility in Ingolstadt, put back to its original condition, and donated to the German National Museum in Munich, where it currently occupies a place of honor as the sole surviving “High Stepper”.

Description

Class S 3/6 Steam Locomotive, the “Hochhaxige” / “High Stepper”

Bavarian type S 3/6 express steam locomotive with a type 2´2 T32.5 coal tender. Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Subclass d, the “Hochhaxige” / “High Stepper” with 2,000 mm / 78-3/4 diameter driving wheels. Road number 3627. The loco looks as it did around 1912.

The loco has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions.
It also has a controlled high-performance motor with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. Three axles on the model are powered. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The running gear is intricately constructed of metal with a partially open bar frame. There is an open view through the running gear. Dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The oncoming train light is separately controllable. The lamps are designed to be white. Maintenance-free, warm-white LEDs are used for the lighting. The factory-installed smoke generator kit works in conventional operation. The cab is modeled in detail, and the cab lighting is digitally controllable. There is a close-coupler mechanism between the locomotive and tender with a “display case position.” The tender has a close coupling with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket. The front buffer height conforms to NEM specifications. Intricate smokebox door steps, a hook coupler and air hose for the rear of the tender, and protective piston sleeves are also included.

Source: www.maerklin.de:
Type S 3/6 and class 18.4 steam locomotive The first unit left the factory in July of 1908. By 1911, Maffei delivered another 16 largely identical units in three production runs. In a departure from the first locomotives, 18 units (Series d and e, Maffei 1912/1913, road numbers 3624-3641) were equipped with driving wheels with a diameter of 2,000 mm / 78-3/4. This meant that the boiler on these units was also higher. The “High Stepper” S 3/6 locos put into service in 1912/13 became the masterpieces of Bavarian express locomotives. They proved to be outstanding long-distance runners and were virtually predestined for use on fast trains in particular. They were thus immediately deployed on the non-stop D 57/58 service between Munich and Würzburg (277 km / 173 miles in 3 hours 20 minutes) as well as the non-stop D 79/80 service between Munich and Nuremberg (199 km / 124 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes). Unfortunately, the outbreak of World War I not long afterwards brought these marvelous performances to a halt again. With the German State Railroad Company (DRG), the remaining units with small wheels were given the road numbers 18 401-434, 18 461-478, and 18 479-548, and the “High Steppers” the road numbers 18 441-458. With a few short-lived exceptions, the latter remained within their Bavarian homeland. Although all “High Steppers” survived World War II, hardly any of them would experience the German Federal Railroad era, as almost all were retired during the first post-war years. One exception was road number 18 451, which was made available to the Locomotive Research Institute in Göttingen starting in February 1950. There, it completed a series of excellent runs, including the long-distance run of May 2, 1951, which still represents a remarkable achievement. The running times of the newly introduced Ft 56 express powered rail car were specified for the new bi-level train to be hauled from Hamburg to Munich. In fact, road number 18 451 was able to match and, in some cases, even slightly undercut the running times of the Ft. However, the most remarkable aspect of this long-distance run was that a route of 820 kilometers / 513 miles was covered using only one locomotive that was almost 40 years old and without dumping cinders in between. As it happened, the fire was still burning so well upon arrival in Munich that road number 18 451 could have traveled another 100 to 200 kilometers / 63 to 125 miles. Starting in April of 1952, the research institute no longer required the locomotive, and it was put into storage. By 1958, it was immaculately refurbished at the repair facility in Ingolstadt, put back to its original condition, and donated to the German National Museum in Munich, where it currently occupies a place of honor as the sole surviving “High Stepper”.

MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 39435- Steam Locomotive with tender - Class S 3/6

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE Feel free to copy and use.....

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE

Feel free to copy and use.....