Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 44, 2-10-0 design. Built starting in 1937 as a standard design locomotive for the DRG. Use: Heavy freight trains. Model: The locomotive and the tender are constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a powerful can motor with bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, built into the boiler. 5 axles powered through side rods. Traction tires. The locomotive has a digital decoder for DCC, Selectrix, and conventional operation, and it also has automatic recognition for conventional DC operation. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender, and there is a close coupler mechanism on the rear of the tender. The smoke box door can be opened. Length over the buffers 141 mm / 5-9/16". The class 44 was built from 1926 to 1949 and is thereby one of the standard design locomotives built over the longest period of time. A total of almost 2,000 units were built. In Germany the legendary 44's formed the backbone of the heavy freight train service for many years. In addition, they were used in several European countries. A locomotive with tender ready for service weighed a proud 185 metric tons. The technically demanding three-cylinder running gear transferred the output of 2,000 horsepower to the rails.
