Fleischmann 4081 - Tank Locomotive of the DB, class 81

The Model:
Super-detailling, -livery and -lettering. Inset windows. Interior details in driver's cab. Prototypical "daylight" between boiler and chassis. Fully operational, finely detailed Heusinger valve gear. Brake blocks between the wheels. Cast metal chassis. Motor with flywheel. With standard NEM 651 socket for installation of a decoder. Drive on all 8 driving wheels with 2 traction tyres. Triple headlights at each end, co-ordinated with direction of travel. Slot-guide mechanism at each end with automatic PROFI-couplings for true close coupling and pre-uncoupling. Standard NEM 362 coupling socket. Era III.

Based on:
In 1928, the firm of Hanomag delivered a series of 10 Locomotives of class 81, designed for heavy banker duties which were concurrent with the engines of the class 80 in many areas. During the DB period, the locos were mainly stationed in the Oldenburg area. One example, is preserved for posterity. The power of this only 11 metre long Locomotive was 860 Psi.