Class 44 Steam locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 44 heavy freight steam locomotive with a type 2´2´T34 standard-design oil tender. Black/red basic paint scheme. Cab with two side windows, standard-design Witte smoke deflectors, pilot truck wheel set with spoked wheels, without smokebox central locking, with inductive magnets on both sides. Loco road number 44 1315. Restored locomotive at the Märklineum, looking as the prototype did around 1963/64.

Highlights

• Metal construction.
• Bell armature motor with flywheel.
• Steam loco sound.
• The restored prototype locomotive is on display at the Märklineum.
• Running gear lights.
• Firebox flickering.
• Prototypical tender fitted with spoked and solid wheels.

Product description

Model: The locomotive and tender are constructed largely of die-cast metal. The loco has a bell armature motor with a flywheel in the boiler. Five axles are powered by coupling rods; traction tires are fitted. The loco has a built-in mfx-DCC digital decoder and sound generator. The locomotive and tender are close-coupled. Warm-white LEDs are used for the triple headlights, running gear lights, and cab lighting. The triple headlights work in analog operation. There is an NEM coupler pocket on the back of the tender. The smokebox door can be opened. Protective piston sleeves are included.
Length over buffers 141 mm / 5-9/16".

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Prototype information

The class 44 was produced from 1926 until 1949, making it the standard-design locomotive that remained in production for the longest time. In total, almost 2,000 units were built. In Germany, the legendary class 44 locos were the mainstay of heavy freight services for many years. They were also used in several European countries. Once fully prepared for service, the locomotive with its tender weighed an impressive 185 metric tons / 204 short tons. The technically complex three-cylinder running gear transferred the output of 2,000 PS / 1973 hp to the rails. Right up to the end of steam loco operations at the German Federal Railroad, the oil-fired freight loco, road number 44 1315 (after 1968: 043 315), provided unwavering service, eventually at the depot in Emden, where it mostly hauled heavy ore trains in Emsland. Even on October 26, 1977, the final day of steam operations at the DB, it demonstrated its abilities one more time. At around 2 p.m., under the gaze of numerous photographers, it pulled one of the famous 4000-metric-ton / 4409-short-ton ore trains from the ore depot to the marshaling yard at Emden. On September 12, 2018, it captured the spotlight once again when it arrived amid great fanfare and the applause of numerous onlookers as the new landmark of the Märklineum in Göppingen.

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