Tank loco of the DR, class 78.0-5
The Model:
Super-detailling, -livery and -lettering. Inset windows. Interior details in driver’s cab. Prototypical "daylight" between boiler and chassis. Fully operational, finely detailed Heusinger valve gear. Brake blocks between the wheels. Cast metal chassis. Motor with flywheel. With standard NEM 651 socket to install a decoder. Drive on all 6 driving wheels with 2 traction tyres. Double headlights at each end, co-ordinated with direction of travel. Slot-guide mechanism at each end with automatic PROFI-couplings for true close coupling and pre-uncoupling. Standard NEM 362 coupling socket. Epoch III.
Based on:
The DR kitted out the majority of their 78’s (Prussian T18) with Witte smoke deflectors. In the course of the renumbering programme, 34 such engines were still listed. They were to be found in service, based at the loco depots of Cottbus, Seddin, Wustermark, Pasewalk, Jüterborg and Stralsund.
Was £160.00 - NOW REDUCED TO £135.00
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