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Marklin 55508 Class E 70 08 Electric Freight Loco, Era II , Gauge 1, Metal Frame and Body, with Lights and Sound
The first electric locomotives of the Royal Prussian Railway Administration (KPEV) were once the pride of Prussia on rails and represented milestones in locomotive engineering at the time. These rugged prototypes were designed with uncompromising efficiency for special duties using proven principles from steam loco engineering. However, they used clean, invisible energy without any steam, soot, or coal.
Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class E 70 08 light freight train electric locomotive, era II. The class EG 507 and 508 freight locos built in 1913 and 1914 epitomize the Prussian virtues of the KPEV. During the pioneering era of electric train haulage, the company left nothing to chance and therefore ordered test locos for very specific purposes from a variety of companies. Most of them resembled curious giants from another world, also due to their unusual sound. However, like many other locomotive types from the early days of electric train haulage, they laid the foundation for the modern railroads of today.
Highlights
- All parts of the loco body are made of brass for the first time.
- With prototypical protective bracket and side windows covered in metal sheet.
- Prototypical roof equipment following the revision of road number E 70 08.
- Authentic switching announcements in Bavarian dialect.
- mfx decoder with 31 functions.
- Buffer capacitor.
- Two motorized scissor pantographs can be raised and lowered in digital operation.
- Cab lighting.
- Illuminated fittings.
- Doors can be opened.
- Relay flashing effect.
Model: The model features completely new tooling. The chassis and
main frame are made of die-cast zinc, and the locomotive body is made
of sheet brass. Separately applied parts are made of centrifugally cast
brass. The model has an mfx digital decoder with 32 functions. It also
has a programmable buffer capacitor. All axles are powered. The loco has
extensive sound and light functions.
It can be operated with AC, DC,
Märklin Digital, and DCC.
A centrally mounted high-performance motor
powers all axles. The motorized prototypical scissor pantographs can be
raised and lowered in digital operation. The white dual headlights with
LEDs change over to red marker lights and are digitally controllable.
The approaching train light is controllable. The cab has warm-white LED
lighting. The control desks are illuminated. The cab doors can be
opened, the cab interior details are elaborately reproduced, and the cab
has a built-in engineer figure. The locomotive has metal grab irons and
many other separately applied details, such as signs, a whistle, etc.
The buffer beams have sprung buffers and separately applied brake lines.
The factory-installed, remote-controllable Telex coupler fitted at the
rear can be replaced with the screw couplers provided. A prototypical
screw coupler is fitted at the front. A Telex coupler for the front is
included with the model.
The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8".
Length over the buffers 31.3 cm / 12-5/16". Weight approx. 3 kg / 6 lb 9 oz.