D-727 RAG | Gauge Trix H0 - Article No. 22216

Tank Locomotive.

Prototype: Ruhr Coal, Inc. (RAG) switch engine, road no. D-727. Former class 80 on the German Federal Railroad. Built in 1927. Use: Switching work at mine complexes and transfer of cars to the rail network. The locomotive looks as it did around 1970.

Article No.	22216
Gauge	Trix H0
Era	III-IV
Kind	Steam Locomotives

Article not produced anymore.

Highlights

Heavy metal construction.
Powerful 5-pole motor.
Scale detailing.

Product description

Model: Era III-IV. The locomotive has a die-cast metal frame and body. It has an 8-pin NEM connector for digital decoders. The locomotive has a powerful 5-pole motor. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights are white LEDs, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally after a decoder has been installed. The Heusinger valve gear is reproduced on the model. The locomotive has many separately applied details. It has NEM coupler pockets with a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers 111 mm / 4-3/8".

One-time series.

Publications

- Main Catalog 2007/2008 - Fall New Items 2007 - Main Catalog 2008/2009 - Main Catalog 2009/2010

Prototype information

RAG Time. The DB retired 17 units of its class 80 in the mid-Sixties, all of which were stationed in Schweinfurt. These locomotives were not even 40 years old and were in good condition. They were sold to industrial companies and mining firms. Seven of the former class 80 were in service until 1974 at Ruhr Coal, Inc. (RAG). DB No. RAG No. 80 013 D-721 80 014 D-722 80 030 D-723 80 036 D-724 80 037 D-725 80 038 D-726 80 039 D-727 A number of museum locomotives still in existence came from this roster.

Features

d Era III

e Era IV

G Small digital connection (Selectrix-Decoder 66835/66836)

S Triple headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel

Z Metal locomotive frame and body

1 With NEM coupler pocket and mechanism for close couplers

Warning

ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years