Prototype: German State Railroad class 58.10-21. 2-10-0 design. Built starting in 1919 for the Prussian State Railroad Administration. Use: Heavy freight trains.
Article No. | 12412 |
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Gauge / Design type | Minitrix / |
Era | III |
Kind | Steam Locomotives |
Model: Era III,
In the new, impressive Trix technology:
• Locomotive and tender made of diecast
metal
• Motor with bell-shaped armature,
with flywheel
• Motor and gear drive in boiler
• Digital connector in tender
• Close coupling between locomotive
and tender
Finely detailed model, 5 axles powered through side rods, 4 traction tires.
Length over buffers 116 mm / 4-9/16".
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The class 58 was retired by the DB by 1953. On the DR by contrast, the G12 was in daily service for a much longer time. The DR had a total of 511 of the class 58 locomotive. They had come from different provincial railroads: 422 Prussian, 57 Saxon, 30 Baden and 2 from Würtemberg. This powerful locomotive was indispensable will into Era 4, some even underwent an extensive overhaul with a new boiler.