Gauge Trix H0 - Article No. 22986

Class 043 Steam Locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 043 heavy freight locomotive, with a type 2´2´T34 standard design oil tender. Black/red basic paint scheme. Cab with two side windows, with standard version Witte smoke deflectors, pilot truck wheelset with spoked wheels, without smokebox door central locking, with inductive magnets on both sides. Road number 043 087-6. The locomotive looks as it did around 1971.

Class 043 Steam Locomotive
Article No. 22986
Gauge Trix H0
Era IV
Kind Steam Locomotives
Article not produced anymore.

Highlights

  • Especially intricate metal construction.
  • Digital decoder and a variety of operation and sound functions included.
  • Partially open bar frame and a mostly open view between the running gear and the boiler.
  • High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.
  • Ideal steam freight locomotive for unit trains with the "Erz IIId" hopper cars.

Product description

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and oil tender are constructed mostly of metal. The 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights and the smoke generator, which can be installed in the locomotive, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. There is an NEM coupler pocket with a guide mechanism and a close coupler on the back of the tender and the front of the locomotive. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection tubes, brake hoses, and imitation prototype couplers are included. Length over the buffers 26 cm / 10-1/4".

Publications

The type Fad 155 "Erz IIId" four-axle hopper cars for transporting iron ore to go with this locomotive can be found under item number 24150 as a set with 6 different car numbers in the Trix H0 assortment. Another 12 cars with different car numbers can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 46213, with information about the necessary DC wheelsets.

Publications

- New items brochure H0 2021 - Main Catalog H0 2021/2022

Features

e Era IV
§ DCC decoder
` Digital decoder with up to 32 digitally controlled functions. The quantity depends on the controller being used.
! Sound effects circuit
* Triple headlights in the front, off with the locomotive moving in reverse
W Metal locomotive frame and boiler
ï Märklin close couplers in standard pocket with guide mechanism.
\ For adults only

Warning

ATTENTION: adults only
ATTENTION: not for children under 15 years
DCC SX2 SX MFX
Headlight(s) X X
Smoke generator contact X X
Steam locomotive op. sounds X X
Locomotive whistle X X
Direct control X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Engineer’s cab lighting X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Air Pump X X
Letting off Steam X X
Operating Sounds 1 X X
Water Pump X X
Injectors X X
Replenishing fuel X X
Replenishing fuel X X
Replenishing fuel X X
Sanding X X
"Switcher Double ""A"" Light" X X
Switching maneuver X X
Generator Sounds X X
Operating Sounds 2 X X
Rail Joints X X
Safety Valve X X
Sound of Couplers Engaging X X