Roco 70284 steam locomotive BR 50.40, DR, Ep. IV

Roco 70284 steam locomotive BR 50.40, DR, Ep. IV Product Details

Description

About the model: The class 50.40 steam locomotive is in German State Railroad design and is from Era IV. The analog model is powered by 7 axles and can be retrofitted with a smoke generator. All further info about the detailed model can be found under the features.

About the prototype: The German State Railroad of the GDR's class 50.40 steam locomotive was a further development of the DRG's class 50 unit freight locomotive. During the design of the locomotive, special attention was paid to using many of the same assemblies as in the BR 23.10 passenger train steam locomotive, which was developed in parallel, in order to save costs in repair and spare parts inventories. The manufacturer VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx in Babelsberg delivered a total of 88 locomotives between 1956 and 1960, which entered service with the road numbers 50 4001 to 50 4088. With an axle load of 15 t, the locomotives could be used freely, but they were mainly based in the northern directorates of the DR and were used here in front of passenger and freight trains. Because of the vulnerable sheet metal frame, the locomotives were withdrawn from train service until 1980 and continued to be used as stationary heating units

Features:

• Manufacturer: Roco
• Gauge size: H0
• Direct Current (DC)
• Era: IV
• Length: 262 mm
• Minimum radius: 358 mm
• Coupling: NEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics on the tender
  
• Number of driven axles: 7
• Number of axles with traction tires: 2
• Flywheel mass: yes
• Electrical interface for traction units PluX16
• Smoke generator (analog): can be retrofitted (No. 10 set HO plug-in steam generator 10 -16 V, MBS138260)
• 3 headlights at both ends of the car, changing with the direction of travel
• Finely detailed model with many separately applied plug-in parts
• fine metal wheel sets
• metal wheels with filigree spokes
• located at Rbd Schwerin, Bw Hagenow-Land
• with enclosed etched shield set