Trix 25141 Class 141-R 1244 Steam Locomotive, SNCF, Digital Sound

Features :

Brand: Trix
Ref: 25141
System: Digital sound
Front/rear lights: reversible white
Company: SNCF
Length: 279 mm
Era: VI
Scale: HO
Operation: 2-rail DCC

Scale model: With digital decoder and numerous sound functions. High-performance regulated motor with flywheel in the boiler. Four driving axles, three of which are driven by coupling rods. Traction tires. Locomotive and tender made primarily of metal. Integrated smoke generator as standard. Headlights and two red end-of-train lights are always on – reversing according to the direction of travel – in conventional operation; selectable in digital mode. Switching to a single red end-of-train light. Separate selection of cab lighting, chassis lighting, and firebox/firebox flashing is possible in digital mode. Lighting is provided by maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs. Close coupling with kinematic linkage between locomotive and tender. On the tender, a close coupling with kinematic linkage and NEM coupler box. Buffer height on locomotive and tender conforms to NEM standards.
Minimum radius for registration in curve: 360 mm.
Protective tubes for piston rods and brake hoses are included.
Approximate ht length: 27.9 cm.

Key features:

• Completely new construction. 141.R. for the first time in the Trix program.
• Finely detailed metal construction.
• Numerous details reported.
• Integrated smoke generator as standard.
• Separate selection of driver's cab lighting, chassis lighting and firebox/firebox flicker possible in digital mode.
• Digital decoder with numerous light and sound functions.
• Pad height conforms to NEM standards.

Prototype: Steam locomotive with oil tender 141.R.1244 for mixed operation, in SNCF livery. Current service condition, like that of the locomotive housed in working order by the Mikado 1244 association in Brugg, Switzerland.

Bigger, faster, and more powerful than ever: In the United States, up until World War II, major locomotive factories built truly super-powerful locomotives that regularly outclassed their European counterparts. When, at the end of the war, the European locomotive industry was in ruins and France, in particular, lost a large part of its locomotive fleet, the French government turned to the United States for a quick supply of high-performance steam locomotives. These were machines that met French standards and could be used universally. Within two years, American and Canadian locomotive factories produced more than 1,300 "Light Mikados" for the SNCF. Across the Atlantic, however, they were anything but "light." With an indexed power of over 3,000 hp, they were among the most powerful steam locomotives in Europe. For many years, they even hauled famous trains like the prestigious "Mistral," which ran between the French Riviera and Paris. The last 141 R locomotives ran until 1974 in Sarreguemines, near the German border. There, they regularly encountered German steam trains that looked almost like little boys. Now you can relive the magic of such an encounter on your layout. You can also display the imposing 141 R alongside other famous high-performance steam locomotives. Since 141 R 1244 has been operating for decades in Switzerland as a museum locomotive, this superb new Märklin model is even suitable for today's Era VI.