GER: Dampflok BR 003 DB IV Wechselstromversion

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Model

Basic

Product line

PIKO Expert

Market

Market status

available

Description

Catalog description

Novelty 2023: For use on lines with a maximum wheelset load of 18 t, a total of 298 class 03 unit express locomotives were built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn between 1930 and 1938. The design was based on the class 01, whose wheelset running mass was more than 20 t. To reduce the overall mass, the class 03 had a lighter ingot frame and a smaller boiler and cylinder. While the first 122 machines were initially approved for a maximum speed of 120 km/h, this was 130 km/h for the later units ex works. In 1959, the DB""s stock comprised a total of 145 examples of the class 03. Nine years later, this had been reduced to 45 of the locomotives now designated as class 003, the last three of which were finally z-delivered in 1972. Arthur Honegger once dedicated a musical composition to the elegant Pacific steam locomotives. With the 03, such a machine rolls into the PIKO assortment. The high slender boiler and the airy bar frame with a clear view also characterise the silhouette of the machine in the model. The filigree chassis with fine spokes and very plastic balance weights looks particularly graceful. The new construction has matching add-on parts such as bells, pumps and lamps. Numerous attached boiler pipes complete the outer impression. The drive including flywheel mass accommodated in the tender ensures ideal driving characteristics. The factory digital versions of the model have switchable lighting in the engine and on the driver""s cab, as well as a red flickering firebox. These functions can be switched with the help of the factory-installed, mfx-capable digital decoder. In addition, the locomotive is prepared for retrofitting with sound and steam.

Dimensions and compatibility

Scale and track

Track gauge

H0 · 16.5 mm

Dimensions

Length over buffers

275 mm

Couplers

Front coupler pocket

NEM 362

Rear coupler pocket

NEM 362

Track and curves

Minimum radius

422 mm

Drive and mechanics

Drive

Traction tyres

2

Electrics and electronics

Power supply

System

AC (three-rail)

Factory electronics

Decoder interface

PluX22

Factory decoder

Yes

Lighting

Head lights

Yes

Rear lights

Yes

Direction-dependent lights

Yes