Passenger Locomotive with a Tender.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 39.0-2 passenger steam locomotive, 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1922 as the class P 10 for the Prussian State Railways. The locomotive looks as it did around 1964. Use: Standard passenger trains and light express and fast passenger trains.

Highlights

• Completely new tooling.
• Particularly fine metal construction.
• Compact design Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
• mfx decoder.
• A wide variety of operation and sound functions that can be controlled digitally.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a compact design, maintenance-free can motor. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and the tender and it can be adjusted for curves. A 72270 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator, which can be installed in the locomotive, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The back of the tender has a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM coupler pocket. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves are included.
Length over the buffers 26.6 cm / 10-1/2".

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The 39390 steam locomotive is being produced in 2009 in a one-time series only for Insider members.

Digital Functions