Marklin 39244: EST Class 13 Express Train Steam Locomotive

Highlights:

• Tooling changes for the version as the French East Railroad (EST) class 13.
• Very detailed realization of the model.
• Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.
• Equipped with a factory-installed smoke unit.
• World of Operation mfx+ decoder and extensive light and sound functions included.

Prototype: French East Railroad (EST) class 13 (241-A) heavy express train steam locomotive with a tender. Black basic paint scheme with a black frame. Version as a locomotive for the EDELWEISS express train passenger car set. Changes to the smoke deflectors specific to the type. Dual headlights with kerosene lamps, with one lamp above and one lamp below. Road number EST 241 004. The locomotive looks as it did around 1931.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The model has a factory-installed 72270 smoke unit. The dual headlights on the locomotive and tender change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally.

There is also cab lighting that can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for lighting. There is an adjustable coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The rear of the tender has a close coupler in an NEM pocket with a guide mechanism.

The minimum radius for operation is 437.5 mm / 17-1/4. Brake hoses, heating lines, and imitation prototype couplers are included. There is also a frame without a wheel cutout for the trailing truck, which can be swapped with the factory-installed trailing truck for display case use for example. Length over the buffers 30.4 cm / 12

The EDELWEISS express train passenger car set, with passenger cars as new tooling, to go with this locomotive can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 42470.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25241.