Product Features and Details
The Model:
Super-detailling, -livery and -lettering. Inset windows. Prototypical "daylight" between boiler and chassis. Operational Heusinger valve gear. Brake shoes between the wheels. Cast metal chassis. Drive in tender on 4 wheels, of which 2 are fitted with traction tyres. Double headlights. Close-coupling loco/ tender. Automatic couplings at each end. Self-adhesive lettering is included for other European railways: Belgium, Holland, Italy, Luxemburg, Poland, Rumania, Sweden, Turkey as well as an additional French variation.
Based on: The prototypes of this loco series stemmed from the Class 55.25-56. They were in use all over Europe, mostly used for freight haulage and heavy shunting duties.