Roco 7100038 150.Y.16 Steam Locomotive, SNCF

Characteristic :

Brand: Roco
Ref: 7100038
System: Analog
> Decoder socket: PluX16
Company: SNCF
Era: III
Length: 265mm
Scale: HO: 1/87
Operation: 2-rail DCC
Minimum radius: 358mm

150.Y.16 steam locomotive of the French National Railway Company.

Drive via two axles of the tender and via a cardan shaft, on the five driving axles of the locomotive.

■ For the first time in black/green livery.
■ Variant with disc wheels on the load-bearing axle
■ Thin metal spoked wheels on the driven axles
■ Fine cast metal pull and coupling bars
■ Z21 driver's seat available

In 1943/44, over 100 Class 52 locomotives were built at the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM) locomotive factory in Graffenstaden, near Strasbourg. In 1945/46, 17 more locomotives were built for the SNCF (French National Railways). In France, the Class 52 was designated as the 150 Y. A distinctive feature of these locomotives was their shorter chimney, designed to comply with French loading gauge regulations. In the eastern region of the SNCF, the 150 Y locomotives hauled both heavy freight trains and passenger trains. They remained in service there until the late 1950s.