Product Features and Details
Road no. Breslau 4468
Model: Boiler, locomotive chassis and tender box in die-cast zinc; finest metal spoked wheels; true-to-epoch lighting, multipart lamp housing; illuminated driver’s cab; spring buffers; detailed boiler rear wall; short coupling between locomotive and tender; perfectly replicated back boilerplate; filigree rods and coupling rods; precise printing; pipes and extra mounted parts in low material thickness; digital version with glowing of the ash container; movable valve gear inside the frame; closed front end, exchangeable part and coupler pocket enclosed
The design drawings were prepared by Vulcan in Stettin, and the first 4 machines were delivered in 1893. The locomotives proved their worth, and they were included under the master drawing designation III 3 d in the standards for uniform design and construction („Normalien“) for operating equipment. Until 1910, more than 1,000 G 7.1 locomotives were delivered to the directorates of the K.P.E.V. The KED Essen bought the majority with 347 units, KED Cöln came in second with 197 machines, and Breslau bought 84 locomotives. From 1916 to 1918, the K.P.E.V. had about 200 more machines built. The most striking changes were the 2 sandboxes that were now available, and the larger tender 3T16,5. These locomotives were available to the royal military railway after their delivery, and came into use in the First World War.
