Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) road number 01 150 express train steam locomotive. This museum locomotive of the Nürnberg Transportation Museum looks as it does since being restored, with striking Wagner smoke deflectors and brass-colored boiler bands. The locomotive looks as it did in September of 2011. Model: The locomotive has a DCC decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator that can be installed in the locomotive will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs. There is an adjustable close coupling between the locomotive and tender for different curves. There is a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket on the tender. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Protective piston rod sleeves are included. Length over the buffers 27.5 cm / 10-13/16". The locomotive comes in a wooden case. This model of the restored express train steam locomotive, road number 01 150, is being produced in a one-time series only for the Märklin-Händler-Initiative (MHI) or Märklin Dealer Initiative (Exlusiv program), and available at ajckids.com. This locomotive will be delivered in 2012. Märklin is participating financially to a considerable extent in the restoration of the great steam locomotive legends of German and international railroad history. Together with other partners such as the tireless donation collector Olaf Teubert, a former locomotive engineer for road number 01 150, the German Railroad Foundation, and the German Railroad, Inc. have created the financial basis to have road number 01 150 overhauled at the Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works to keep it in operating condition. The locomotive will be operated by the association "Traditionsgemeinschaft Bw Halle P e.V." which is based at the DB Museum in Halle/Saale. The locomotive will be used in the future in historic railroad service all over Germany. Charlie's Tip: This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. Marklin 39017.
