Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) passenger and freight train. Class 85 tank locomotive and class 55 locomotive with a tender. 4 "Donnerbüchse" / "Thunder Box" design branch line cars: type ABi-29, 1st and 2nd class, type Bi-28, 2nd class, type Bi-29 (rebuild car), 2nd class, type Pwi-30 baggage car. 4 freight cars: type Gl refrigerator car (privately owned), type Omm-37 high side gondola, type V-23 livestock car, type Pwgs-41 baggage car.
Article No. | 29840 |
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Gauge / Design type | H0 / 1:87 |
Era | III |
Kind | Starter Sets |
Model: Both locomotives have an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and a smoke generator. The passenger train baggage car and the livestock car have sliding doors that can be opened.
Train lengths 83.2 cm / 32-3/4" and 69.4 cm / 27-5/16".
Contents: 14 sections of no. 24310 curved track, 8 sections of no. 24188 straight track, 1 section of no. 24088 feeder track, 9 sections of no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of 24671 and 24672 curved turnouts. Central Station. 60 VA transformer. Illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas.
This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The turnouts can be retrofitted with the 74490 electric mechanism.
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The class 85 was the typical locomotive in the steam locomotive era on the Höllental / Hell's Valley line and the Schwarzwald / Black Forest line. The passenger trains usually consisted of "Donnerbüchsen" / "Thunder Boxes". The class 55 was removed from Southern Germany as early as 1958. Road number 55 5415 was the last unit in regular freight train service in Baden-Württemberg.
Control Unit | Mobile Station | Mobile Station 2 | Central Station 1/2 | Central
Station 3/2* Mobile Station 2** |
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Headlight(s) | |||||
Smoke generator contact | |||||
Steam locomotive op. sounds | |||||
Locomotive whistle | |||||
Direct control | |||||
Whistle for switching maneuver | |||||
Bell | |||||
Air Pump | |||||
Letting off Steam | |||||
Sound of squealing brakes off | |||||
Headlight(s) | |||||
Smoke generator contact | |||||
Steam locomotive op. sounds | |||||
Locomotive whistle | |||||
Direct control | |||||
Whistle for switching maneuver | |||||
Sound of coal being shoveled | |||||
Air Pump | |||||
Letting off Steam | |||||
Sound of squealing brakes off |
* New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2
** New features of the Mobile Station 2 (Part No. 60657/66955) with the Software Update 3.55